Incident date: 2025-02-02
NAICS industry code: 336611

An employee was replacing clamps on a ladder with one foot on another ladder. That ladder slipped, causing the employee to lose balance and fall approximately 8 feet to the floor of the fish hold. The employee sustained a fractured ankle and knee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and knee(s)
severity: moderate