Incident date: 2017-12-20
NAICS industry code: 334515

While working on VAV box control wiring from an 8-foot A-frame ladder, an employee fell to the ground, breaking five ribs and puncturing a lung. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Step ladders
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