Incident date: 2024-08-17
NAICS industry code: 541330

Employees were working to change a slide gate for a levee. They were unbolting a ladder from the concrete. The injured employee placed his foot onto the ladder and the ladder bounced off the anchor. The injured employee and the ladder fell 12-15 feet into the hole below. The employee sustained a dislocated shoulder, a fractured hand, and knee injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Fixed ladder or fire escape
code_nature: title: Fractures and soft tissue injuries
code_body: title: Multiple upper extremities locations  n.e.c.
severity: moderate