Incident date: 2023-03-07
NAICS industry code: 238290

An employee was replacing the casing and pistons on an elevator. While descending the fixed ladder inside the elevator pit, he slipped on one of the rungs and fell 2 feet to the floor. He landed on the sides of his feet causing his ankles to roll. He sustained fractures to the ankles.

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