Incident date: 2018-07-30
NAICS industry code: 238310

An employee was climbing an extension ladder to install gutters 21 feet above the ground. The employee fell at the fourth rung from the top, landing on the ground. The employee suffered broken ribs, vertebrae, and sternum.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, unspecified
severity: moderate