Incident date: 2022-02-17
NAICS industry code: 811310

An employee set up a 6-foot A-frame ladder on the lift gate of his truck to install panel doors and a grill on a refrigeration unit, located on the front nose of a semi-trailer. While descending the ladder, the employee lost balance and fell backward, approximately 4 to 5 feet, to the ground.  The employee sustained injuries to their wrist, ribs, and hip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate