Incident date: 2020-08-24
NAICS industry code: 238170

An employee was climbing a 16-foot ladder that had been placed on a wall. He slipped and fell from halfway up the ladder, landing on the floor in a standing position and suffering a broken right ankle. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate