Incident date: 2022-02-01
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee and two co-workers were spraying pipes with a water and soap mixture while attempting to repair a reported possible gas leak. The employee was working from a 10-foot A-frame step ladder when they fell approximately 6-7 feet from the step ladder to the ground below, resulting in a broken tibia or fibula in their right leg and a dislocated right ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate