Incident date: 2016-01-22
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was climbing a ladder to install a venting pipe when his hand slipped off the ladder rung, causing him to fall backwards onto the second floor deck. He fell approximately 6 to 8 feet, fracturing his left arm and breaking three ribs.

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