Incident date: 2016-12-02
NAICS industry code: 238320

An employee was working from a step ladder when one of the ladder legs failed and the employee fell approximately 8 feet to the ground. The employee suffered a bump on his head and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Head, unspecified
severity: moderate