Incident date: 2021-10-29
NAICS industry code: 423820

An employee was servicing a tractor. He had accessed a tire via a 2-step step ladder. He was stepping down from the tractor's tire and onto the step ladder, but missed the top step of the ladder and fell 3 feet, landing on the ladder and then the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left rib and lacerated spleen.

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