Incident date: 2023-12-11
NAICS industry code: 324121

An employee was on a ladder to adjust a faulty valve. As the employee descended the ladder, they fell from the third or fourth rung to the floor, resulting in a fractured spine and an abrasion to the back of their head.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate