Incident date: 2022-01-20
NAICS industry code: 493120

An employee was using a folded stepladder to climb to the roof from the inside of an added-on office space. The ladder fell from under him and he landed on the ground 8-10 feet below, suffering a broken ankle/heel.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
severity: moderate