Incident date: 2017-04-17
NAICS industry code: 238150

An employee had climbed an A-frame ladder to install a window unit. As the employee was holding the window unit, a gust of wind blew and the employee lost his grip on it. The window unit fell out of the opening and onto the injured employee's right leg resulting in a double fracture to the lower leg and lacerations.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Windows, openings
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate