Incident date: 2024-10-07
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was holding a piece of sheet metal while standing on the second rung from the bottom of a ladder. A gust of wind caused the employee to fall from the ladder to the ground, striking his head. The employee sustained a head injury, lost consciousness, and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Concussions
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate