Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee was touching up paint along the gable and main floor roofline at a home. When the employee finished painting, he set up a 16-foot extension ladder to reach the upper roofline in order to detach his lifeline. As he stepped off the ladder at the upper roofline, the ladder slipped out from beneath him, causing the employee to fall approximately 15 feet to the driveway below. He sustained a hairline fracture to his left shoulder, a fractured left cheekbone, and a laceration to the back of his head and below his left eye. The employee was hospitalized.
The employee was on top of a rail car to level the grain that was deposited into the car when they fell 13-15 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a right leg fracture.
An employee was on an extension ladder installing a satellite dish on a roof when they fell approximately 12-15 feet to the ground. The employee sustained fractures.
An employee was setting a 5-foot pry bar into a precast concrete slab and stood on the end of the pry bar to move the slab into place. The pry bar slipped out causing the employee to fall backward 15.5 feet to the dirt ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken leg.
An employee was on a step ladder to measure and mark a crane rail for modification. The employee fell approximately 12 to 15 feet to the ground, resulting in a fractured right hip.
An employee was on a trailer securing a load of logs when they fell approximately 9-12 feet to the ground. The employee sustained brain hemorrhaging and lacerations to the thigh and above the eye. The employee was hospitalized.