Incident date: 2025-05-31
NAICS industry code: 492110

At the airport, an employee was accessing the platform of a K-loader using its installed ladder. He lost his grip or missed the handhold, and fell approximately 5 to 8 feet to the ground. He was hospitalized with fractures to his arm and leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  unspecified
code_source: title: Airport utility vehicle  powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper and lower extremities  n.e.c.
severity: moderate