Incident date: 2019-10-29
NAICS industry code: 523999

An employee climbed to the 6-foot level of a ladder on a deck to remove screws and trim boards when the ladder slipped on the deck. He fell to the side and then jumped to the floor off the deck, landing on his feet before collapsing. He fractured his right tibia and injured his left heel, requiring surgery.

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