Incident date: 2015-08-05
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee fell off of an 8-foot ladder while installing metal canopy.  A beam fell, knocking the ladder out from under the employee who broke a rib and punctured a lung.

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