Incident date: 2020-12-28
NAICS industry code: 236118

An employee was climbing a 6-foot ladder to remove a window contaminated with lead when they fell approximately 3-5 feet to the ground, resulting in a fractured T7 vertebra.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thoracic region
severity: moderate