Incident date: 2024-07-04
NAICS industry code: 238140

An employee was descending a 32-foot extension ladder when they slipped and fell approximately 18 feet to the ground. The employee sustained three fractured ribs and a punctured lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
code_body: title: Multiple internal chest locations
severity: moderate