Incident date: 2015-09-02
NAICS industry code: 238350

An employee was installing cornices on the side of the house using an approximately 8-foot multipurpose portable ladder when he fell on his back with his gear. The impact of the fall caused the employee to go into a coma.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate