Incident date: 2016-07-28
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was preparing to install ceiling tiles while working from a 10-foot step ladder. As he attempted to screw into the ceiling tiles, the nail twisted, and he lost his balance while standing on the third rung from the top of the ladder. He fell and broke both wrists.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate