Incident date: 2015-10-21
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was injured when the ladder he was using slipped, came loose from a rope connection, and fell. The employee fell approximately 9 feet to the next level. He was hospitalized with three broken ribs and a dislocated shoulder.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate