Incident date: 2016-03-07
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was working from a 4-foot A-frame ladder when the soffit on which he was working de-stabilized and fell, knocking the ladder and employee to the ground. He broke four ribs and suffered a partially collapsed left lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate