Incident date: 2020-09-29
NAICS industry code: 561210

An employee was climbing a stepladder to check the coolant level on a roof. When the employee tried to open the cooling tower door, the handle broke off and he slipped and fell. He landed on his back about 3 feet below. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate