Incident date: 2025-02-14
NAICS industry code: 423830

An employee was applying fiberglass to a hanging part while standing on a 2-foot step ladder. The part became unstable and fell, knocking the employee off the step ladder. The employee struck their head on the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with a brain bleed and a contusion to the head.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate