Incident date: 2025-07-15
NAICS industry code: 332996

An employee was descending the stairs of an oil/gas rig. As he approached the fifth step from the bottom, he slipped. His left ankle was caught in the steps, and he suffered fractures to the left fibula, tibia, and talus. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Drilling and extraction machinery  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate