Incident date: 2023-09-07
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was installing a joist seat at roof level while standing on an extension ladder that was placed on metal decking. The ladder began slipping and the employee fell approximately 7 feet to the ground surface. As he fell, his foot was caught between the rungs of the ladder. The employee sustained a broken right ankle requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate