Incident date: 2024-10-10
NAICS industry code: 238210

An electrician was working from a 10-foot ladder, reaching up to place an I-beam and conduit. He fell backward from the ladder, landing 8 feet below on the concrete floor and suffering a closed displaced transverse fracture of the shaft of his left radius.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate