Incident date: 2023-10-23
NAICS industry code: 331492

On October 23, 2023, an employee was on a ladder using a fire extinguisher to put out a fire in the chopper machine. The employee fell approximately 4 feet from the ladder to the floor, resulting in three fractured ribs on the right side and a broken tailbone.

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: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate