Incident date: 2016-04-13
NAICS industry code: 517110

An employee was replacing an aerial drop wire from a ladder. The employee missed a rung while descending the ladder, falling approximately 15 feet to the ground. The employee suffered a bruised left lung, shoulder, and knee, as well as a bruised and abraded back.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate