Incident date: 2016-11-01
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was going up on a fixed ladder attached to a convenience store exterior wall. When he reached the top, he fell approximately 10 feet. During his fall, he hit the back side of his body on the metal toolbox of the company utility track, fracturing his spine.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Ladders-fixed
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate