Incident date: 2023-03-14
NAICS industry code: 326113

An employee was on a 10-foot step ladder clearing a plastic jam in an overhead conveyor system. The employee lost balance and fell approximately 8-9 feet to the floor, resulting in a compound fracture of the left leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate