Incident date: 2016-04-14
NAICS industry code: 238130

An employee was installing a wood beam as part of the framing for the garage of a new home construction. He was carrying the beam up an A-frame ladder when he lost his balance and fell. The beam fell on top of him. He sustained an eye injury and head laceration.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Multiple head locations
severity: moderate