Incident date: 2015-10-19
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was climbing a 22-foot wall using a 30-foot ladder. The ladder hooks were not latched at the time, causing the ladder to slide. The employee fell approximately 16 feet and landed on a sand pile.  The employee's lower right leg broke, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate