Incident date: 2023-08-01
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was working on an A-frame ladder installing metal trim on the side of a building. The employee was approximately 6 feet up when the trim came loose causing the employee to lose balance. The employee jumped from the ladder to the ground below sustaining a laceration on his right forearm from contacting a piece of metal trim and a broken left ankle from the fall.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate