Incident date: 2019-07-03
NAICS industry code: 517212

An employee was working on a 28-foot extension ladder that was leaned against a telephone pole.  While he was coming back down, the ladder shifted and he jumped to the uneven ground and landed on his feet. He fractured both ankles and was hospitalized for surgery.

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