Squeaky bum moment!

Been there done that. Ladder fell over while I was on the garage roof. Had to wait until a neighbour came home from work to be able to get down.
BUT if you want a really awkward moment. My father was up the stepladders one day when his trousers decided to descend. He was totally stuck. He could not bend to reach the waistband to pull them up and try as he might he could not get them to come off altogether. He never did tell us how he was extricated.

 

Ladder accidents are all too common.
One of the best things i installed was a 'bolted on' purpose built extending loft ladder.
Makes it a whole lot easier and safer.

 

Not a loft ladder problem. I had connected 3 lights in the loft, 2 bulbs had blown and like us all would think I'll change to 2 bulbs some day, but didn't.............

I was working in the very large loft one day and the last bulb went, I was now in complete darkness and had to creep very carefully to the loft hatch......

 

For years I used to get into the loft with a step ladder, in those days I used to just pull myself up through the hole with my arms, now I'm weaker and heavier so had to get a loft ladder.

So much better and always there when you want it, no running around to get the steps etc. before going into the loft.

 

When our Grandmother was in her advanced 80s, we cleared out and emptied her top cupboards, reorganised everything and confiscated her stepladder.

That somewhat backfired when she started to re-use the now empty top cupboards ("what a waste of very useful storage space to keep them empty!") by using a tall stool and a box on it to reach them.

We should have known, a Lady who for her 80th birthday present wants a new bicycle ("no helmet please, I'd rather die of wrecked brain than hip") and a stereo system for her 90th (I never dared to ask about that) is unlikely to obey sensible health&safety concerns.

Personally I'm planning to delegate any life threatening tasks to my offspring. That, after all, is why you make kids in the first place.