Incident date: 2019-04-16
NAICS industry code: 423510

On April 16, 2018, an employee was on a 12-foot ladder soldering a water pipe in the ceiling with a propane torch when the torch flashed, causing first degree burns to the employee's right shoulder and face. The employee fell from the ladder and sustained a concussion, fractured ribs, and fractured vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate