Incident date: 2023-09-26
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was removing metal grates from a window while standing on a ladder. The window grate began to fall and the employee went to move out of the way when they fell approximately 6 feet from the ladder to the ground. The metal grate struck them after they fell. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate