Incident date: 2023-02-15
NAICS industry code: 531311

An employee was on a ladder trimming branches from a tree when they fell 7 feet to the ground below. The employee sustained a clavicle fracture, rib fractures, a lumbar vertebra compression fracture, and a collapsed lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate