Incident date: 2022-03-16
NAICS industry code: 332999

An employee was climbing down a ladder. The ladder broke while they were climbing down, causing the employee to fall 12 feet to the ground and resulting in fractured L2, L3, and L4 vertebrae in their lower back.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lumbar region
severity: moderate