Incident date: 2018-08-12
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was descending a fixed ladder on the side of a blender when he attempted to step down to the next step and his hand slipped. He then fell 1 to 2 feet to the ground and tried to stop himself with his right hand, resulting in a fractured right arm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Ladders-fixed
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate