Incident date: 2024-11-22
NAICS industry code: 325180

An employee was on a ladder while using a pipe wrench to unscrew a water line. He lost his grip and fell approximately 4 feet from the ladder to the ground, resulting in scratches to the face and compressed discs that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Disc disorders, herniated disc
code_body: title: Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
severity: moderate