Incident date: 2018-03-27
NAICS industry code: 721110

An employee was tightening a light fixture from an A-frame ladder when he lost his balance and fell to the floor. He hit his head, suffering head and tongue lacerations that required hospitalization and sutures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Multiple head locations
severity: moderate