Incident date: 2025-02-26
NAICS industry code: 531311

On February 26, 2025, at approximately 6:00 PM, an employee discovered fallen window blinds on the tenth floor. He secured a 6-foot ladder to reinstall the blinds. During the reinstallation process, he fell from the ladder to the floor and sustained fractures to both arms. The employee was hospitalized.

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: Arm(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate