Incident date: 2023-12-20
NAICS industry code: 445110

An employee was using a step ladder to stock a grocery shelf. While stepping down from the ladder, he missed the bottom step and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured femur and required surgery.

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