Incident date: 2024-07-22
NAICS industry code: 313210

An employee was climbing down a ladder from the top of a machine 8 feet above the ground. He missed the second-to-last rung from the bottom and fell to the floor, suffering a broken right tibia and fibula.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate