Incident date: 2023-10-09
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was on the third rung of an extension ladder, working to tighten a valve that was leaking. The ladder lost its footing due to the leaking water and the employee fell to the floor, landing on his kneecap. The employee sustained a fractured kneecap and torn ligaments.

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