Incident date: 2016-10-03
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was on an 8-foot ladder installing electrical materials overhead. The employee missed a step while descending the ladder and fell approximately 4 feet to the ground below, resulting in hospitalization for a right ankle fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate