Incident date: 2016-02-05
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee working from a ladder at an elevation of approximately 8' fell from the ladder onto a carpeted floor and struck his head and back.  He was admitted to the hospital with a skull fracture and cranial bleeding.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Skull fracture and intracranial injury
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate