Incident date: 2025-04-03
NAICS industry code: 444190

An employee was working from an 8-foot, self-supporting fiberglass ladder. His foot slid from the step into the ladder, causing him to fall back with his leg caught inside the ladder. The employee sustained a fractured femur.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  unspecified
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate