Incident date: 2023-12-11
NAICS industry code: 236210

An employee was about 8 feet high on a 12-foot ladder, securing a pipe with a duct lift and chain fall in preparation for pipe installation. The employee was adding a second chain fall and installing an anchor when a cut section of the pipe shifted and struck the ladder. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground, suffering injuries to the head, back, and left side.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, unspecified
severity: moderate