Incident date: 2018-05-09
NAICS industry code: 311119

On May 9, 2018, an employee was inspecting a machine from an extension ladder when the ladder slipped from underneath the employee. The employee fell 6 feet and dislocated an ankle, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Dislocation of joints
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate