Incident date: 2018-05-18
NAICS industry code: 541330

An employee was observing pile driving from a sea wall but needed to obtain a reading from the barge, so he began descending an extension ladder to access a floating platform. He fell from the ladder onto the platform, breaking a rib.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate