Incident date: 2021-04-30
NAICS industry code: 325180

An employee was working from an 8-foot platform ladder. The weight shifted and the ladder tipped over, causing the employee to fall and hit the floor feet first. The employee suffered a shattered right heel and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Movable ladders, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Heel(s)
severity: moderate