Incident date: 2024-09-25
NAICS industry code: 238220

On September 25, 2024, an employee climbed a ladder to replace filters at a grocery store. The ladder moved and the employee grabbed ahold of a light fixture and tried to stabilize the ladder. The employee lost their grip on the light fixture and fell approximately 40 feet to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their left arm, pelvis, left femur, and right tibia.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  more than 30 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate