Incident date: 2023-10-11
NAICS industry code: 517311

An employee was on an extension ladder installing internet cables alongside the soffit of a house when they fell off the ladder and landed on the ground. The employee sustained a concussion and a broken arm, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate