Incident date: 2023-08-21
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was descending an 8-foot step ladder from the fifth rung when he missed a step and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a tibia fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate