Incident date: 2024-07-09
NAICS industry code: 515210

An employee was working on overhead wires from a ladder. The safety line that connects the ladder to the wires was cut, which caused the ladder to shift. The employee jumped from the shifting ladder to the ground, fracturing their foot and ankle.

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