Incident date: 2022-10-14
NAICS industry code: 236115

On October 14, 2022, an employee was installing siding from an extension ladder leaned against a home. The employee fell from the ladder, landed on the ground about 7 or 8 feet below, and suffered a broken ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate