Incident date: 2021-01-05
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was working on the second or third rung of a 6ft. bi-fold ladder pulling down the burned out remnants of an attic access ladder when one of the springs fell, striking the employee. The employee lost his balance and fell to the concrete floor, fracturing his humerus.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper arm(s)
severity: moderate