Incident date: 2025-06-10
NAICS industry code: 238110

An employee was on an extension ladder, pumping concrete inside a block wall. A stone plugged the concrete hose, causing a pressure increase. As the stone was released, the hose whipped against the employee, who fell from the ladder to the ground 6 feet below. He suffered a leg injury and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Leg(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate