Incident date: 2022-02-15
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was climbing a ladder to access a single-story roof to investigate a leak. As the employee approached the top of the 12-foot climb, the ladder base kicked outward and the employee fell to the ground, landing on his feet. The employee was hospitalized with a broken right tibia.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate