Incident date: 2022-11-17
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was on a ladder cutting tree branches. After cutting a branch, it swung down and struck his ladder. The employee lost his balance and fell approximately 15 to 20 feet to the snow-covered ground. He sustained rib fractures, a collarbone fracture, and a collapsed lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate