Incident date: 2024-11-02
NAICS industry code: 722513

An employee was descending a ladder when his foot slipped in the rungs and the ladder fell away from the wall. The employee landed on the ground and sustained fractures to their left leg and ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  unspecified
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate