Incident date: 2018-10-05
NAICS industry code: 33341

An employee was standing on a ladder in a stairway, holding ductwork that was being lifted into place. While attempting to secure the duct work, it slipped loose from its collar on the wall and struck the employee, knocking him off the ladder to the ground. He suffered fractured vertebrae in his neck.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate