Incident date: 2024-02-23
NAICS industry code: 531311

An employee was descending a roof access ladder after replacing air handler filters on the roof. He lost footing on the ladder rung and fell backward. He sustained multiple facial lacerations, a facial fracture, a laceration to the back of his head, a nasal fracture, left lower extremity lacerations, and a lacerated spleen.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  unspecified
code_source: title: Fixed ladder or fire escape
code_nature: title: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate