Incident date: 2023-07-19
NAICS industry code: 448140

On July 19, 2023, an employee climbed up on a step stool to hang merchandise on a hook when they fell from the second step, resulting in a fractured left fibula and tibia that required surgery.

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