Incident date: 2020-08-12
NAICS industry code: 562219

An employee was on a 10-foot A-frame portable step ladder positioned in front of a forklift. The forklift mast moved forward and knocked the employee off the ladder. He fell to the floor about 7 to 8 feet below, suffering a broken ankle (which required surgery) and an elbow injury.

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