Incident date: 2019-04-03
NAICS industry code: 713110

An employee was working from the third step of a 6-foot A-frame ladder when it fell over. He fell onto the ladder and the concrete floor, suffering a lacerated spleen, multiple rib fractures, and a broken left foot/ankle. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate