Incident date: 2025-08-02
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was stepping onto a short ladder to reach and connect an electrical line when he slipped. The lower portion of the right side of his ribcage struck the deck at the top of the ladder, resulting in a lacerated spleen. The employee required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Slip, trip, stumble on same level  without fall
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
code_body: title: Other digestive structures  n.e.c.
severity: moderate