Incident date: 2017-10-31
NAICS industry code: 424720

An employee climbed a mounted ladder on a semi-trailer to fill the generator on top of the trailer. He was trying to pull a fitting loose when he lost his balance and fell off of the ladder (height of 6 feet) to the ground, suffering fractured ribs and a concussion.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
code_nature: title: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate