Incident date: 2022-06-13
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee had been making a repair on a roof. While descending a ladder from the rooftop to the ground, a gust of wind blew the employee off the ladder. The employee fell approximately 15 feet to the ground, landing on both feet and fracturing both ankles. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate