Incident date: 2025-04-01
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was climbing a ladder when the ladder broke and folded up. The employee fell and sustained fractured ribs and a punctured lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  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