Incident date: 2024-05-13
NAICS industry code: 488190

An employee was on a 4-foot step ladder while installing casing on an 8-foot door when he fell down from the ladder to the floor, striking the bottom-right area of his chest. The employee suffered rib fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Rib(s), oblique area
severity: moderate