Incident date: 2025-05-13
NAICS industry code: 622110

An employee was working from a ladder, replacing a light fixture's ballast above the ceiling. He came into contact with a live electrical lead carrying 277 volts. The shock caused him to fall from the ladder to the ground about 6 feet below. Along with an electrical burn on his hand, he suffered a broken left ankle and a broken left shoulder.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and burns
code_body: title: Upper and lower extremities  n.e.c.
severity: moderate