Incident date: 2016-01-12
NAICS industry code: 311611

An employee was descending a fixed ladder after adjusting the control wheel. The wheel is accessed from a platform at the top of the ladder. The employee slipped on either the third or fourth tread and fell to the concrete floor below, sustaining a possible small fracture to the left foot and a possible lumbar spine compression fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Ladders-fixed
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate