Incident date: 2025-04-13
NAICS industry code: 445120

An employee was using a 3-foot step ladder to count inventory. As they were descending the ladder, they missed a step and fell to the floor, landing on their right wrist, arm, and knee. The employee was hospitalized with a broken right wrist and right kneecap, and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper and lower extremities  n.e.c.
severity: moderate