Incident date: 2023-03-02
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was holding a 2x4 as it was being anchored in for a railing system. After the 2x4 was anchored, the employee lost his balance and fell 5 feet 9 inches to the ground, resulting in a left ankle injury that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate