Incident date: 2018-03-27
NAICS industry code: 333415

An employee was working from a portable ladder to install an industrial refrigeration unit using a handheld grinder. He lost his footing and fell approximately 2 feet from the ladder, striking the ground and breaking a rib.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate