Incident date: 2022-02-02
NAICS industry code: 541380

An employee was descending a fixed ladder when they fell approximately 6 feet and landed on their tailbone. The employee sustained fractured vertebrae.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Ladders-fixed
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate