Incident date: 2024-08-07
NAICS industry code: 561621

An employee was up a ladder, moving sprinkler heads. The ladder slipped and the employee fell to the ground 8-10 feet below. The employee suffered a collapsed lung and bruised ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
code_body: title: Lung(s), pleura
severity: moderate