Incident date: 2016-07-22
NAICS industry code: 311615

An employee was climbing down a fixed, industrial ladder and fell approximately 6 feet to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured right ankle and arterial damage.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Ladders-fixed
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate