Incident date: 2015-02-18
NAICS industry code: 444190

In the warehouse, employee was standing on a 6-foot ladder adjusting some boxes with appliances inside when the ladder shifted a little bit.  He was working from the top step and fell to the concrete floor on his right side.  He sustained five fractured ribs, a laceration to his liver, and a lacerated or punctured spleen.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate