Incident date: 2022-04-24
NAICS industry code: 811310

On April 24, 2022, an employee was standing on the top step of an 8-foot A-frame ladder, installing the cover of a roll-up gate. The ladder tipped over and he fell to the concrete ground, suffering a torn knee ligament. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate