Incident date: 2025-06-29
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee finished an inspection. He was coming down a ladder when the bottom of the ladder kicked out, causing him to fall. The employee sustained a fractured T12 vertebra and was hospitalized.

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: Fractures
code_body: title: Back  thoracic region
severity: moderate