Incident date: 2019-04-26
NAICS industry code: 238160

The injured employee was installing metal cap facia using a 20-foot extension ladder at a residence. The ladder was set up on top of gravel and shifted laterally. The employee fell approximately 13 feet to the ground breaking the left humerus.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper arm(s)
severity: moderate