Incident date: 2016-03-21
NAICS industry code: 452111

An employee missed the last rung while descending a ladder. He fell backward and struck his head. He was hospitalized with a head laceration and broken back.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate