Incident date: 2023-09-07
NAICS industry code: 238350

A carpenter was installing plywood while on an 8-foot ladder. He was stepping down when he fell from the ladder and impacted a concrete stake on the ground. The employee sustained fractured ribs and a collapsed lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate