Incident date: 2022-08-08
NAICS industry code: 332710

An employee was using a portable 4-foot step ladder to climb down from a plexiglass tank after cleaning it. He fell off the top step of the ladder, landing on the ground on his right side. He suffered fractures to the pelvis, right side ribs, and elbow, as well as pain in the right leg.

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: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate