Incident date: 2017-01-14
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was climbing a ladder carrying welding leads when the ladder kicked out from under him causing him to fall 16 feet. The employee suffered a fractured pelvis and a broken arm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate