Incident date: 2022-03-16
NAICS industry code: 336411

On March 16, 2022, an employee was using a pneumatic drill to drill holes in a metal fixture. The drilling location was about 6 feet from the floor, and he was using a 2-foot A-frame stepladder to reach it. He fell from the second step of the ladder to the floor about 2 feet below; suffered a dislocated shoulder and a broken pelvis; and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate