Incident date: 2015-08-11
NAICS industry code: 453998

An employee fell approximately 4 feet while descending a 6 foot portable ladder stand. The employee got a leg caught during the fall and fractured it, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate