Incident date: 2017-04-12
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was working from a ladder approximately 11 feet above ground, lining pre-cast concrete panels and performing final welding of the panels. The employee fell from the ladder while attempting to align the panels. The employee was hospitalized for a traumatic brain injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate