Incident date: 2022-11-02
NAICS industry code: 236115

An employee was painting from a combination ladder configured as a straight ladder. The ladder slid backward, causing the employee to fall and suffer two broken ankles.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Straight ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate