Incident date: 2022-01-27
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was using a ladder to check an HVAC unit when the ladder slipped, causing them to fall approximately 20 feet to the ground below. The employee sustained a shattered hip and a broken ankle.

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