Incident date: 2024-04-09
NAICS industry code: 327320

An employee was looking into a 10-foot-high tank from an extension ladder, with his feet about 6 feet above the floor. The ladder slipped and slid down the tank. The employee fell to the floor, landing on his right foot and suffering two broken bones in his right ankle/lower leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate