Incident date: 2020-11-13
NAICS industry code: 922160

An employee was performing a safety test on a ladder to ensure that it was stable. When the employee shook the ladder, it collapsed and the employee fell on his back. He suffered two broken vertebrae.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate