Incident date: 2018-10-09
NAICS industry code: 321991

An employee was standing on the top rung of a 6-foot ladder and using a drill to repair a vinyl crown when he reached to one side and fell off the ladder, landing on a house dolly that was adjacent to his work area. He suffered a dislocation and fracture of the left ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate