Incident date: 2018-10-16
NAICS industry code: 423850

An employee was performing a test on a diesel fuel tank that is 10 feet high. He used an extension ladder to reach the top of the tank. While descending the ladder, he fell 9 feet to the ground and struck his head, suffering a concussion and skull fracture. The ladder was not tied off at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Skull fracture and intracranial injury
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate