Incident date: 2016-12-09
NAICS industry code: 453998

An employee was using a 6-foot step ladder to retrieve a box from an upper shelf when he lost his balance and fell to the floor, breaking his left ankle and requiring surgery.

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