Incident date: 2016-01-15
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was working from a 6-foot stepladder, removing flex tubing from the ceiling level. He was pulling on the tubing when it gave way, causing him to lose his balance and fall to the concrete surface below. He broke his hip and elbow.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate