Incident date: 2024-11-04
NAICS industry code: 322233

On November 4, 2024, a maintenance technician was locating the source of an oil leak on an unwind stand while standing on an 8-foot A-frame ladder. While removing a bolt on an air cylinder, he lost his balance and fell 7 feet from the ladder, striking an electrical cabinet. The employee was hospitalized with five fractured left-side ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Rib(s), oblique area
severity: moderate