Incident date: 2015-09-02
NAICS industry code: 531311

An employee standing on an extension ladder was replacing a flag on a property when the pole broke, causing him to fall on his back. He was hospitalized overnight.

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