Incident date: 2023-04-19
NAICS industry code: 111998

An employee was using an A-frame ladder to change a lightbulb in a barn. The lightbulb slipped and fell to the ground. As the employee went down the ladder to retrieve the lightbulb, his foot slipped and he fell approximately 3 feet to the ground. The employee sustained three left hip fractures and abrasions to the elbow.

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