Incident date: 2018-02-07
NAICS industry code: 811112

An employee was on a step ladder securing a pipe. Afterwards, the employee pulled on the pipe to verify that it was secured and the pipe gave way. The employee then fell 15 feet to the concrete ground below resulting in two broken legs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate