Incident date: 2017-11-29
NAICS industry code: 325211

An employee was on a ladder clearing a branch over some powerlines in the back of the facility when the ladder fell sideways and the employee fell to the ground. The employee suffered a broken ankle that required surgery and overnight hospitalization.

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