Incident date: 2018-07-27
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was on an orchard ladder approximately 10 feet above ground level, using an 8-foot long pole to prune tree branches, when he lost his balance and fell to the ground. He suffered rib and pelvic injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate