Incident date: 2019-08-13
NAICS industry code: 531190

An employee was on a ladder while repairing a shutter on the second story of an apartment building. The ladder gave way and the employee fell straight down to the ground, landing on his feet and suffering a broken back and a fractured foot/ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate