Incident date: 2019-06-30
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was fitting/welding on a structural type weldment while standing on a ladder approximately 3 to 4 feet off the ground. The employee stepped off the ladder and onto the weldment. The weldment then became unbalanced and fell to the ground. He suffered a fractured left shoulder and broken left ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Structures, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate