Incident date: 2023-04-04
NAICS industry code: 311351

An employee was on a three-step ladder fixing a motor on the incline conveyor. As they were stepping down from the ladder, the employee slipped and their foot became caught between the bottom and second steps. They were hospitalized for a shin fracture in two places.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate