Incident date: 2015-04-23
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was on a 12-foot tall step ladder, closing a junction box that measured 24 x 24 inches. He had placed a strap around the junction box to secure the cover while closing it. He lost his balance because the strap became loose around the junction box and fell approximately 8 feet.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate