Incident date: 2016-02-23
NAICS industry code: 322121

An employee climbed an 8- to 10-foot ladder to open the door to a confined space. The door was under pressure, and as the employee opened the final latch, it came open and knocked the employee from the ladder. He fell approximately 8 feet, fracturing his skull, breaking several ribs, and puncturing a lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate