Incident date: 2025-08-13
NAICS industry code: 531311

An employee was climbing down a 6-foot frame ladder after trimming trees. He missed a rung near the bottom and fell about 2 to 3 feet to the ground. He was helped into a golf cart, then fell a second time while getting out of the cart. He was hospitalized with a fractured hip and required surgery.

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