Incident date: 2023-07-05
NAICS industry code: 611310

An employee was on a 4-foot step ladder checking a water softener. As they stepped down, the employee missed a rung and fell backward to the ground surface, resulting in four left rib fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate