Incident date: 2023-01-06
NAICS industry code: 332313

An employee was climbing a 12-foot extension ladder to fasten a manway. The employee fell 8-10 from the ladder and struck an object on the way down sustaining fractures to the ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate