Incident date: 2022-01-07
NAICS industry code: 236118

An employee climbed approximately 10 feet up an extension ladder when the bottom of the ladder kicked out. As the employee fell, their left foot got caught on a rung and the ladder fell on their foot, resulting in a broken ankle and fractured fibula.

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