Incident date: 2019-10-14
NAICS industry code: 238130

An employee was setting floor joists when one of the joists became dislodged, fell, and struck a step ladder. The step ladder then struck the employee's right shoulder, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
severity: moderate