Incident date: 2020-11-20
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was troubleshooting a hanging light fixture. While climbing an 8-foot A-frame ladder, he lost consciousness and fell from the second step to the concrete floor. He suffered a spine fracture and a head injury, as well as broken ribs and a punctured lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate