Incident date: 2024-03-16
NAICS industry code: 441228

An employee was on a ladder removing a pin that was stuck on a garage door when the door released and knocked them off of the ladder, causing them to fall 10 feet. They sustained fractures to two ribs, a scapula, and their skull.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate