Incident date: 2024-04-30
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was standing on an six-foot A-frame ladder cutting a metal pipe using a battery operated saw. The saw blade got stuck in the pipe, causing the employee to fall about four feet to the floor, resulting in injuries to the employee's right hand, ankle and hip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Upper and lower extremities  n.e.c.
severity: moderate