Incident date: 2024-05-07
NAICS industry code: 424510

An employee was on a ladder investigating a leak on the grain elevator spout. The ladder slipped out and he fell backward approximately four feet to the bin deck and sustained a fractured L2 vertebra.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back  lumbar region
severity: moderate