Incident date: 2025-05-08
NAICS industry code: 532120

The injured employee was on a ladder grabbing parts about 7 feet up. Another employee was supporting the ladder to keep it sturdy. The injured employee was coming down the ladder, missed a step about 4 to 5 feet off the cement floor, and fell to the floor. He suffered a fracture to the lower leg and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate