Incident date: 2015-09-03
NAICS industry code: 453998

An employee was on an 8-foot A-ladder, looking over the company van, when he fell 3.5 feet to the ground. He dislocated his right knee and broke his left elbow, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate