Incident date: 2024-11-11
NAICS industry code: 238220

Employee 1 was working with two other employees to remove a pipe support. Employee 1 was holding one side of the pipe, employee 2 was holding the other, and employee 3 was cutting the support. Employee 1 was standing on the fourth step of a 6-foot A-frame ladder. When employee 3 cut the pipe support, employee 1 lost his balance and fell to the ground. Employee 1 was hospitalized with his left leg fractured below the knee.

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: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate