Incident date: 2021-05-13
NAICS industry code: 531311

An employee was trimming trees from a stepladder. The employee fell to the ground, suffering broken ribs and other internal injuries that necessitated emergency surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate