Incident date: 2022-07-07
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was on a 10-foot ladder. He was about to climb down when it became unstable; after hanging onto ductwork, he fell and suffered a broken lower left tibia and ankle. He was hospitalized for surgery.

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