Incident date: 2017-10-16
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee fell from a 6-foot stepladder and hit the floor, suffering a compound fracture to the right forearm that required hospitalization and surgery. The stepladder was not braced at the time.

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: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate