Incident date: 2021-08-06
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was on a ladder when a mid-span clamp attachment broke, causing the tension of the fiber optic cable to waver. This caused the employee to bounce around, then fall from the ladder to the ground. The employee suffered a broken leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate