Incident date: 2021-06-13
NAICS industry code: 451110

An employee was descending a 3 ft. aluminum ladder after retrieving merchandise and missed the bottom step, falling to the floor. The employee sustained a broken right hip and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip(s)
severity: moderate