Incident date: 2018-08-31
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was stepping down an extension ladder after installing a ceiling anchor for a section of duct when the ladder and employee fell. He suffered a broken right wrist, broken ribs, and a punctured lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
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