Incident date: 2024-01-18
NAICS industry code: 561720

An employee was cleaning a window behind a concrete column. As he finished and began to come down the ladder, he slipped and lost balance. He and the ladder fell. He landed on the side of the ladder, after falling 6 feet, and suffered a broken ankle.

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