Incident date: 2016-09-07
NAICS industry code: 331111

An employee fell 37 inches off a fixed ladder when the last rung shifted and landed on the grating below. The employee suffered fractured ribs and a collapsed lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Ladders-fixed
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate