Incident date: 2019-10-04
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was using a portable step ladder to access/egress from a roof when the employee missed a step and fell approximately 10 feet to a lower level. The employee suffered fractures to the left fibula and tibia.

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: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate