Incident date: 2024-09-16
NAICS industry code: 236118

An employee was on an extension ladder completing pest control measures on the gutter of a home. The employee fell 32 feet from the ladder to the ground and sustained a fractured wrist, a dislocated shoulder, and a chest injury. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  more than 30 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures and soft tissue injuries
code_body: title: Shoulder(s) and wrist(s)
severity: moderate