Incident date: 2017-10-03
NAICS industry code: 237990

On October 3, 2017, at approximately 10:00 a.m., an employee was descending a ladder when his lanyard became tangled around his feet. He turned and jumped approximately 13 feet, fracturing both of his heels and requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other jump to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Heel(s)
severity: moderate