Incident date: 2021-09-13
NAICS industry code: 515210

An employee was descending an extension ladder. The ladder fly section disengaged from the base section, causing the employee to lose his balance. He fell from the ladder, landed on the ground, and suffered a broken ankle and tibia.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate