SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON at Delta Sand & Gravel Company
Employee set up 8' step ladder under Auger on loam surface to clean out debris. Employee did not wait for fellow employee to secure the ladder and proceed to climb the ladder up to the third rung. The ladder shifted in the loam causing the ladder to fall and employee jumped to the ground. Ladder landed on employee's leg resulting in leg fracture.
U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration