Incident date: 2025-01-23
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was on a ladder trying to make a pipe connection involving a suspended pipe. The hanger holding the pipe failed; the pipe fell and hit the ladder, which caused the employee to fall to the floor. The employee suffered a broken pelvis.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact  unspecified
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Pelvis
severity: moderate