Incident date: 2017-01-10
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was replacing the thermostat on a pole hauler truck. He was accessing the engine from the passenger side fender using a step ladder. As he was transitioning from the ladder to the fender, the ladder became unstable and the employee fell resulting in a fractured right femur.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate