Incident date: 2016-04-22
NAICS industry code: 335129

An employee was climbing a caged, fixed ladder that was approximately 23 to 25 feet high. While he was standing on the top rung and attaching his fall protection lanyard, he slipped and fell approximately 8 to 10 feet inside the cage, breaking his ankle.

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: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate