Incident date: 2019-04-11
NAICS industry code: 115111

An employee was working on a rail car ladder, 8-10 feet off the ground, putting a tarp on the rail car. A strong gust of wind blew the tarp, causing the employee to lose his footing. He fell from the ladder to the ground, breaking his right leg and right elbow.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate