Incident date: 2019-02-15
NAICS industry code: 453210

On February 15, 2019, an employee was using a rolling ladder to retrieve a chair from the top shelf in a warehouse area. He fell while descending the ladder, first landing on the box containing the chair (where he broke three ribs), then landing on the concrete floor (where he struck his head and suffered a concussion). He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Movable ladders, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate