Incident date: 2022-03-16
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was climbing down a ladder when it slipped. The employee fell about 10-15 feet and suffered a broken leg/ankle. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate