Incident date: 2017-11-13
NAICS industry code: 484110

An employee was climbing an aluminum ladder attached to a tanker truck when the ladder broke at the supports, causing the employee to fall 5 to 6 feet to the ground. The employee suffered a broken left ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate