Incident date: 2024-02-10
NAICS industry code: 561720

An employee was on a ladder while using a backpack vacuum to clear dust from a vent. The employee fell off the ladder approximately 8 to 10 feet to the ground below, resulting in a broken right leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate