Incident date: 2019-02-06
NAICS industry code: 448190

An employee was removing a storefront sign using an 8-foot step ladder. While descending the ladder, the employee slipped and fell backwards, hitting the sidewalk with the back of his head. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate