Incident date: 2015-04-21
NAICS industry code: 238320

A worker was descending a 20 foot extension ladder at an apartment complex construction site. At about 6 feet, he slipped and caught his leg in the ladder, breaking it in two places.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Entangled in other object or equipment
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate