Incident date: 2022-08-30
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee had climbed an 8-foot A-frame ladder to reach a ceiling to replace a section of copper pipe. He placed plywood above the t-grid ceiling framing, and was above the ceiling when he tripped on a junction box, and fell approximately 9 feet, landing on the concrete floor. The employee suffered fractures to the tibia, fibula, and ankle, and a dislocated left foot.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Ceilings
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate