Incident date: 2018-01-12
NAICS industry code: 236210

An employee was standing on a 12' step ladder about 8' off of the ground while cutting a pipe. As he was cutting the pipe, the pipe came loose from the fasteners that were holding it into the ceiling. It swung down, knocking his ladder over and causing him to land wrong on his right ankle. He was hospitalized with a right ankle injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate