Incident date: 2024-05-15
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was descending an A-frame ladder when he fell 9 feet to the freshly graded dirt. He sustained a fractured wrist and a ruptured spleen that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
code_body: title: Trunk and other upper extremities
severity: moderate