Incident date: 2019-05-30
NAICS industry code: 236118

An employee was working on a ladder when the ladder's foot shifted on loose soil, causing the employee to fall 8 feet off the ladder. He fractured and dislocated his left ankle, requiring surgery.

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