Incident date: 2018-10-18
NAICS industry code: 485111

An employee was un-hooking a strap from tank containers while standing on the fourth step of an A-frame ladder when the ladder collapsed and the employee fell to the ground below, landing on his right leg. He was hospitalized with a broken right ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate