Incident date: 2022-05-26
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was descending an extension ladder that was set up on a cable strand at approximately 18 feet. When the employee was about halfway down, the ladder started to shift to the left and the employee jumped off the ladder to the right. The employee landed on a concrete sidewalk and their right ankle was fractured.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other jump to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate