Incident date: 2024-05-22
NAICS industry code: 812930

An employee was using a ladder to change light bulbs in the parking garage at an approximate height of 6 - 8 feet. While coming down, the employee and the ladder fell. The employee landed on concrete, injuring her right hip and leg, and the ladder landed on her.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Hip(s) and leg(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate