Incident date: 2020-01-07
NAICS industry code: 337127

An employee was descending a 4-foot ladder when he fell to the ground and his legs became twisted in the bottom two rungs. He suffered a fracture to the right ankle that required hospitalization and surgery.

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: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate