Incident date: 2025-06-10
NAICS industry code: 811310

An employee was climbing up a ladder to service the top of a truck. He stepped from the ladder to a fuel tank when the ladder slipped and the employee fell 5 to 6 feet, hitting his back and side on the concrete floor. The employee suffered a fractured L2 vertebra.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  unspecified
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back  lumbar region
severity: moderate