Incident date: 2024-04-11
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was climbing a 12-foot ladder to check the water level in a tank. The ladder slipped and the employee fell 10-12 feet to the concrete ground, landing on their head, left wrist, and left knee. They suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate