Incident date: 2022-04-26
NAICS industry code: 238170

An employee was climbing a ladder to stabilize a long metal roof panel. The ground had been frozen when the ladder was placed; when the sun came out, it thawed and became muddy. The ladder slipped out and the employee fell, suffering twelve broken ribs on the left side.

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