Incident date: 2018-05-05
NAICS industry code: 332812

An employee was performing blasting work from an 8-foot step ladder when either his foot or weight shifted, causing him to lose balance and fall to a lower level. He fractured his right leg and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate