Incident date: 2017-09-20
NAICS industry code: 238170

An employee was on a scaffold when he became dizzy. As he was descending the ladder, he lost his balance and fell to the ground, breaking his left femur and requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate