Incident date: 2024-08-07
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was climbing a 6-foot wooden ladder when they fell to the ground and landed on a 10-inch duct knife that was attached to their belt. The knife stabbed them in the back and they sustained internal injuries and a fractured wrist.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
code_body: title: Trunk and other upper extremities
severity: moderate