Incident date: 2024-12-13
NAICS industry code: 238150

An employee was working from the plank of a ladder jack scaffold while installing a window. The attachment on one end of the ladder dislodged and the employee fell approximately 12 to 25 feet to the ground, resulting in lower back fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Self-supporting scaffolds or staging
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back  lumbar region
severity: moderate