Incident date: 2019-09-16
NAICS industry code: 112340

An employee was washing down an area using an 8-foot portable ladder. The employee was descending the ladder and on the way down, felt dizzy, missed the last step, and fell and hit his head on the concrete floor. The employee suffered a cut on the scalp that required stitches and hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Scalp
severity: moderate