Incident date: 2021-12-06
NAICS industry code: 238390

An employee was working on a 6-foot ladder to install a piece of angle metal on a duct. The screw he was using to attach the angle piece jammed and his weight shifted, causing the ladder to slide out from under him. The employee fell to the ground, resulting in a broken pelvis.

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: Pelvis
severity: moderate