Incident date: 2020-01-09
NAICS industry code: 311612

An employee was replacing a fan while on a 4-foot step ladder that was placed on an elevated platform. The employee fell approximately 8 feet and landed on a slanted plastic surface. The employee sustained two broken ribs in the upper back.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate