Incident date: 2019-05-03
NAICS industry code: 713910

An employee was trimming an oak tree on a golf course. A branch fell and swept the ladder from underneath him. The employee fell to the ground and sustained nine broken ribs and a partially collapsed lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate