Incident date: 2022-12-06
NAICS industry code: 238130

An employee was on a step ladder installing window flashing on the first floor. He slipped and fell off the ladder about two feet and twisted his knee/lower leg upon landing on the muddy and uneven ground below. The employee sustained a broken tibia and was hospitalized.

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