Incident date: 2015-09-23
NAICS industry code: 721110

While tying an extension ladder to a building's permanent ladder, an employee lost his balance and fell 4 feet, breaking his tibia and injuring his ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate