Incident date: 2025-01-14
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was using the 4-foot ladder of an excavator to replace a hydraulic element on the excavator. They were climbing down the ladder when they fell 4 feet onto their side on the ground, resulting in a broken shoulder.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Excavators
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e)
severity: moderate