Incident date: 2017-05-04
NAICS industry code: 424690

An employee was climbing a vertical metal ladder. When he stepped over a bar, he hit the back of his head, which caused him to fall backwards 1 to 1.5 feet, landing on the ground. He suffered nerve pain, bilateral arm weakness, and a pinched nerved in his neck.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Pinched nerve
code_body: title: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate