Incident date: 2024-06-27
NAICS industry code: 925120

An employee was stepping off the back of his truck onto a step stool when the stool kicked out from under him and he fell to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured left leg/ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate