Incident date: 2016-08-02
NAICS industry code: 332996

An employee who had been installing pipe was descending a ladder when he blacked out due to heat exhaustion and dehydration. He fell to the ground (approximately 8 feet), breaking his shoulder and requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
severity: moderate