Incident date: 2023-11-11
NAICS industry code: 221118

A maintenance technician was installing PVC onto a rack along a wall at the facility. He was descending an extension ladder when the ladder kicked out from underneath him. He fell approximately 3-4 feet to the ground and sustained a broken left femur.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate