Incident date: 2024-01-16
NAICS industry code: 532490

An employee was on a step ladder measuring approximately 4-6 feet in order to reach an item on a shelf. On the highest step of the ladder, the employee lost his balance and fell, resulting in a pilon fracture of the tibia, a fractured and dislocated ankle, and a heel fracture, all in his right leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  unspecified
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures and soft tissue injuries
code_body: title: Multiple lower extremities locations  n.e.c.
severity: moderate