Incident date: 2024-08-16
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was on a ladder removing a piece of pipe. The pipe got hung up, causing the employee to lose their balance and fall from the ladder. The employee sustained a broken wrist requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  unspecified
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate