Incident date: 2020-01-13
NAICS industry code: 321920

A maintenance employee climbed a ladder to access an intake on top of a grinder machine and install new equipment. He was attempting to remove a bolt with a wrench when the wrench slipped off the bolt. The momentum of his body caused him to lose his balance and fall 6 feet to the concrete surface below, fracturing his left wrist and left leg.

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: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate