Incident date: 2018-04-03
NAICS industry code: 562910

An employee was on 8-foot ladder removing sheetrock from a ceiling in a room with 10-foot ceilings. The ceiling gave way and fell hitting the ladder. The employee then fell and broke his foot and wrist.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate