Incident date: 2021-09-14
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was removing insulation from the dust filters on the second floor of the warehouse. The employee was climbing an 8-foot step ladder to access the work area when his right foot slipped on a rung, causing him to fall about 5 feet to the ground below. He landed on both knees and sustained fractures to his pelvis and knee.

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: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate