Incident date: 2020-01-22
NAICS industry code: 333120

An employee was working from a ladder while attempting to install a clamp and hoist onto a metal boot (industrial plow) when the boot shifted, knocking the ladder away and causing the employee to fall approximately 10 feet to the ground below. The employee suffered 7 broken ribs, a lacerated kidney, and internal bleeding.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate