Incident date: 2016-04-01
NAICS industry code: 311221

While climbing a 17-foot fixed ladder, an employee lost grip of the ladder and fell approximately 10 feet to the surface below. The employee suffered a fractured left ankle and elbow, requiring surgery and hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Ladders-fixed
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper and lower limb(s)
severity: moderate