Incident date: 2024-06-25
NAICS industry code: 238220

A service technician was climbing a ladder when it gave way and he fell approximately 12 feet to the ground. The employee landed on the ladder and sustained back fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
severity: moderate