Incident date: 2024-04-23
NAICS industry code: 238210

On April 23, 2024, at approximately 4:45 p.m., an employee was working from a ladder, lost balance, and fell backward about 3 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for fractures of their T7 and T8 vertebrae.

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: Fractures
code_body: title: Back  thoracic region
severity: moderate