Incident date: 2018-04-07
NAICS industry code: 561790

An employee was descending a ladder after washing windows when one foot of the ladder sank into the dirt, causing it to shift sideways. The employee then fell off the ladder to the ground, fracturing two ribs and requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate