Incident date: 2025-02-20
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was five feet up a 10-foot ladder using a reciprocating saw to cut a PVC pipe that was suspended from the ceiling. He lost his balance and fell to the concrete floor. The employee sustained a fractured ankle, tibia, and fibula. He was hospitalized for surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate