Incident date: 2024-07-31
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was installing HVAC vents in the ceiling above him while on an 8-foot ladder when he lost his balance and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured collarbone and rib, as well as a punctured lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
code_body: title: Multiple internal chest locations
severity: moderate