Incident date: 2016-08-17
NAICS industry code: 311119

An employee was operating a mixer when he noticed the overhead bin was blocked. He climbed a ladder to attempt to loosen up the blockage but fell backwards off the second rung, severely injuring his ankle and requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate