Incident date: 2023-08-01
NAICS industry code: 237990

An employee was standing on an 8- to 10-foot ladder, using a chipping hammer to chip concrete from a wall. The employee fell approximately 6 feet from the ladder to the ground, resulting in a back fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate