Incident date: 2016-04-06
NAICS industry code: 524210

An employee was on the ground, holding onto an aerial lift. The coworker in the aerial lift did not realize the other employee was holding onto the basket, and he lifted the lift. The employee let go and fell to the ground, fracturing the left ankle and requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other jump to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate