Incident date: 2023-09-23
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was working from the forth rung of an 8-foot step ladder installing radiator covers when the cover began to fall. The employee lost balance and jumped from the ladder, landing on his feet and sustaining a heel fracture.

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