Incident date: 2015-03-17
NAICS industry code: 111421

A maintenance employee working from a 10-foot extension ladder was putting clips on the shade cloth. The ladder shifted, and the employee and ladder fell. The employee hit the transport rail (rollers), broke five ribs, and lacerated his lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Extension 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