Incident date: 2024-10-09
NAICS industry code: 561621

An employee was on the second step of a four-foot ladder to remove a pipe plug using a wrench. The wrench slipped and he lost his balance. The employee fell from the  ladder to the floor, landing on his right knee. The employee sustained a fractured right tibia.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate