Incident date: 2017-07-26
NAICS industry code: 311313

An employee was tightening a bolt from a 4-foot A-frame ladder when the employee fell to the ground, breaking the left leg above the ankle. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate