Incident date: 2016-01-05
NAICS industry code: 334510

An employee was climbing a ladder to access and repair a piece of air compressor equipment when the ladder kicked off and came in contact with the structural surface. The employee suffered three non-displaced rib fractures and contusions.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate