Incident date: 2022-10-26
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was removing a smoke/duct detector while standing on a 6-foot step ladder. He fell from the third step of the ladder to the carpeted concrete floor about 3 feet below, suffering a dislocated left elbow and a broken left ulna. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Elbow(s) and arms(s)
severity: moderate