Incident date: 2018-01-25
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was preparing to install a conduit on an outside wall. He was climbing an 8-foot A-frame ladder that was leaning against the wall when he lost his footing and fell about 6 feet, striking a table positioned next to the ladder. He broke his arm, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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