Incident date: 2025-08-19
NAICS industry code: 541511

An employee was replacing a light fixture while on the sixth rung of an 8-foot ladder when they fell to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized for two broken ribs, a bruised hip, and a punctured lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  unspecified
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
code_body: title: Multiple internal chest locations
severity: moderate