Incident date: 2023-05-18
NAICS industry code: 561720

An employee was working at a 6-foot height on a ladder, replacing a window vent on a greenhouse. The ladder shifted and fell; the employee fell with it, then landed on it as he hit the ground. He suffered a bruise to the left forearm and his hip was broken in multiple places. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip(s)
severity: moderate