Incident date: 2018-03-27
NAICS industry code: 813110

An employee was dusting a window sill from a 6-foot step ladder when the employee fell to the ground, suffering a hand laceration and bruised ribs resulting in breathing difficulty that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Cuts and abrasions or bruises
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate