Incident date: 2018-04-09
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was going in and out of an attic via the access ladder when the third rung of the ladder broke, causing him to fall about 3 feet to the floor. He experienced back and shoulder pain, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Ladders-fixed
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Shoulder(s) and back
severity: moderate