Incident date: 2025-04-14
NAICS industry code: 334510

An employee was assisting another employee to identify equipment on the lower level of the catwalk. His back was to the ladder opening. When he turned around, he stepped into the opening for the catwalk ladder. The employee's right arm struck the catwalk as he fell through the ladder opening, resulting in a fractured wrist.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  unspecified
code_source: title: Catwalks
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate