Incident date: 2017-03-30
NAICS industry code: 517110

An employee was on a ladder at the mid-span making a connection between the customer and the telecom line. The employee cut the line and tension that was released from the cut wire caused the employee to fall off the ladder. The employee suffered a collapsed lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate