Incident date: 2024-06-25
NAICS industry code: 311615

An employee was replacing a leaking section of PVC pipe from a 10-foot ladder when the pipe fell from its bracing and struck the ladder. The employee fell to the floor and was hospitalized with a head injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  unspecified
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Head  unspecified
severity: moderate