78 YOM WAS OPERATING A GENERATOR IN THE BACK OF HIS TRUCK DUE TO A POWER OUTAGE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHUT OFF THE GENERATOR, HE HAD TO ASCEND A STEP LADDER TO CLOSE THE TAILGATE AND GARAGE DOOR, MISSED A STEP ON THE LADDER AND FELL. DX: FRACTURE OF RIGHT HIP, PAIN OF RIGHT SHOULDER
Date: 12/17/2025
Category: tools and workshop equipment
Product: STEPLADDERS
Products involved: GENERATORS OR POWER PLANTS; STEPLADDERS
Diagnosis: Fracture
Body part: Lower Trunk
Location: Home