Incident date: 2018-09-18
NAICS industry code: 238130

An employee was on a ladder next to a wooden wall when the wall bracing broke off, allowing the wall to fall and knock into the ladder. The wall fell on the employee's ankle, fracturing it and requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Walls
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate