Incident date: 2024-10-30
NAICS industry code: 493110

On October 30, 2024, an employee was removing a water-soaked ceiling tile while on a ladder. The tile fell out of the ceiling and the employee tried to get out of the way of the falling debris. He missed a step on the 6' ladder and fell to the floor. He struck his head and sustained an abrasion on his left arm and a rupture of his left patellar tendon.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level  unspecified
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate