Incident date: 2015-01-07
NAICS industry code: 541310

Employee was using a 5-6 ft extension ladder to access an exterior light fixture. Upon removing the light fixture, the fixture broke free of the wall and fell towards the employee's face. Employee attempted to dodge the falling fixture, causing him to lose his footing on the ladder. He fell from the ladder and was hospitalized with fractures to both bones in his right ankle.

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