Incident date: 2016-11-07
NAICS industry code: 238220

On November 7, 2016, at approximately 8:15 a.m., an employee on a ladder was installing an overhead gas line approximately 12 feet above the ground. A coworker climbed the backside of the employee's 10-foot fiberglass ladder, causing the support rungs to bend and the ladder to collapse. The employee fell to the concrete below and was hospitalized for a fractured collarbone and punctured lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate