Incident date: 2023-04-02
NAICS industry code: 445120

An employee was stocking chips while on a step ladder about 3-4 feet above the ground. The employee lost balance and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a muscle tear and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate