Incident date: 2018-07-31
NAICS industry code: 238310

An employee was climbing down a 6-foot step ladder when he lost his footing at the third rung. His leg was hung up in the ladder and he fell to the ground, breaking his left leg and/or ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower extremities, unspecified
severity: moderate