Incident date: 2022-12-07
NAICS industry code: 811310

An employee was replacing the housing on a water system mounted above a sink while standing on a portable step stool-dolly and countertop. The employee lost his balance when he stepped off the counter onto the step stool and fell approximately 2.5 feet to the floor, resulting in a left tibia fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Counters, counter tops
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate