Incident date: 2021-02-10
NAICS industry code: 512120

On February 10, 2021, an installer was positioning a 22-foot extension ladder in order to run a network line for a security camera. He fell about 8 feet to the ground. He was hospitalized with a tear to his Achilles tendon.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate