Incident date: 2025-07-22
NAICS industry code: 221114

An employee was on a ladder while attaching insulated lugs to wires outside of a customer's home. The employee was electrocuted and his body locked up, causing him to fall off the ladder onto the ground feet first. The employee suffered electrocution injuries and shattered both ankles.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact  unspecified
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Severe wounds, internal injuries and electrocution, electric shock
code_body: title: Body systems and other part(s) of body
severity: moderate