Incident date: 2020-09-23
NAICS industry code: 561621

An employee propped a 6-foot step ladder up against the wall and as he was climbing up it, he fell off the ladder and was hospitalized for a hairline back fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate