Incident date: 2018-04-03
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was on a ladder (fourth rung) cutting ductwork loose when a piece of the ductwork became caught on an internal metal liner. The ductwork then swung to the side, knocking the employee to the ground. The employee broke both wrists.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate