“The last thing I remember is being at work conducting a last-minute inspection job that would likely take less than 20 minutes, if I found nothing that needed to be repaired. I remember being in a hurry, because it was near quitting time. I had a ticket to the game and had to leave work on time to meet the guys at the pub for burgers before the game. I placed the extension ladder and did not get anyone to foot it for me. I was going up only eight feet; what could happen? I was near the top of the ladder when I felt it start to slide backwards. The next thing I know, I’m in this hospital bed with my head bandaged and no feeling in my legs.”
The preceding text is hypothetical, but the accident was real. The individual was inspecting the second level corridor of a dormitory under construction, which was scheduled to be concreted. After his inspection, while descending to the ground floor via an extension ladder, he fell with the ladder and landed on the ground. The individual suffered head injuries and was hospitalized; he eventually passed away more than six months after the accident.