Incident date: 2023-11-02
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was descending a ladder, mis-stepped, and fell roughly 5 feet to the floor below. His leg became caught on a ladder rung and the upper part of his body contacted the floor. The employee sustained a fractured wrist and bruising on their side.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate