Incident date: 2022-04-04
NAICS industry code: 238170

While standing behind a retaining wall, an employee was setting up a 24-ft. extension ladder on the side of a house. The employee fell over the retaining wall and landed on the ground approximately 5-6 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to the left hip, left femur, lower lumbar area, and the right ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate