Incident date: 2025-04-15
NAICS industry code: 493110

A warehouse employee was standing on a step stool to unload a trailer. A box fell from the upper tier and struck the employee, causing him to fall off the step stool to the floor of the trailer. He sustained a broken and dislocated left ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures and soft tissue injuries
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate