Incident date: 2019-08-29
NAICS industry code: 531110

An employee was using a step ladder to cut branches off trees. One of the branches fell and hit the ladder, causing the employee to lose his balance and fall to the ground. He suffered a broken right wrist.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate