Incident date: 2017-01-07
NAICS industry code: 423510

On January 7, 2016, at approximately 6:30 a.m., an employee was operating a man lift when a cable failed on the lift's guarded platform, causing the lift basket to fall over 8 feet to the ground below. The employee fell with the basket, breaking his left foot and ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Manlifts
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
severity: moderate