Incident date: 2024-08-16
NAICS industry code: 517312

An employee was working from an extension ladder that was resting on a telecommunications line running between two wooden poles. One of the poles broke, causing the line to drop. The employee fell with the ladder, landing on the asphalt pavement and was hospitalized for a head injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  unspecified
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries  unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate