Incident date: 2024-07-10
NAICS industry code: 562998

An employee was getting into a wastewater management tank that was being constructed, intending to remove concrete residue that was spilling into the tank from its wall joints as the concrete was poured. The employee was about to climb down into the tank using an extension ladder, but fell 14 feet into the tank. The employee suffered a concussion and head trauma.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Concussions
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate