Incident date: 2017-10-26
NAICS industry code: 238170

An employee climbed a ladder to put foam on a window. He was stepping onto a 2" x 4" that was on the edge of the window when the board slipped and he fell 20 feet to the ground. He broke seven ribs and possibly an arm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Windows, openings
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate