Incident date: 2023-02-10
NAICS industry code: 562998

The employee was entering a tank on a vessel through a manhole on the main deck via a fixed ladder. While attempting to lean against the coaming to adjust his grip on the ladder, he fell into the tank, striking against temporary scaffolding. The employee sustained rib fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Ladders-fixed
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate