Incident date: 2022-06-29
NAICS industry code: 531312

An employee was approximately 3 feet off the ground on a step ladder doing demolition work to a shed. A pipe broke loose from above and hit the ladder, knocking the employee off the ladder. He landed on a concrete slab and sustained a head injury and broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

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: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate