Incident date: 2018-08-06
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was on a ladder checking a fertilizer tank for a potential leak when the ladder kicked out, causing him to fall to the ground. He suffered rib and facial fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate