Incident date: 2023-03-29
NAICS industry code: 333131

An employee was on a ladder, changing filters on a second floor heat and air unit. The base of the ladder slipped and the employee fell to the floor. The ladder then fell on his lower leg, causing a compound fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate