Incident date: 2024-09-19
NAICS industry code: 484110

An employee was on an 8-foot ladder while removing adhesive from the back of a truck trailer using a solution and a plastic scraper. The employee was on the fifth step of the ladder when they began swatting a bee and fell off the ladder to the ground below, resulting in broken ribs and a collapsed lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate