Incident date: 2022-01-30
NAICS industry code: 424510

An employee was climbing an 18-foot fixed ladder to access a working platform that runs across railroad tracks. As the employee neared the top, he fell approximately 14 to 15 feet to the ground below, resulting in a broken left femur and hip and a fractured L2 vertebra.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Ladders-fixed
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate