Incident date: 2015-03-09
NAICS industry code: 213112

On 03/09/15, at approximately 10:30 a.m., an employee was working from an aluminum ladder that was leaning against a tank. The employee fell approximately 4 feet off of the ladder and landed on a cement barrier. The employee suffered three broken ribs and a bruised kidney and was admitted to UPMC-Presbyterian.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate