Incident date: 2015-11-12
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was climbing up the ladder in an attempt to secure it when the ladder retracted and slipped off the wall.  Both the ladder and employee fell to the ground. The employee fell approximately 8 feet, breaking ribs and suffering a swollen spleen.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate