Incident date: 2024-01-10
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was on a ladder cutting an overhead pipe in a mechanical room. The bracket holding the pipe broke and the pipe struck the employee's head, causing him to fall backward off the ladder and onto the floor. He was hospitalized with injuries to his head and back.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact  unspecified
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate