Incident date: 2017-12-14
NAICS industry code: 561730

While hanging Christmas lights on a pine tree, an employee lost balance and fell approximately 8 feet off a ladder to the ground, suffering fractured ribs and a partially deflated lung.

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