Incident date: 2019-11-15
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was climbing a ladder about 10 to 12 feet up when his foot slipped through the rungs and he fell backwards to the ground. The ladder then fell on him. His head either struck the ground or was hit by the ladder, causing a bruise on the brain that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate