Incident date: 2024-09-06
NAICS industry code: 238190

An employee was installing awnings on a building when he fell off his multi-position ladder to the ground, resulting in hospitalization for a punctured lung and facial injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  unspecified
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
code_body: title: Lung(s), pleura
severity: moderate