Incident date: 2015-10-15
NAICS industry code: 721110

An employee was trimming tree branches from a ladder, lost his balance, and fell approximately 8 feet to the ground, fracturing his right-side ribs. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate