Incident date: 2022-02-09
NAICS industry code: 515210

An employee was climbing a ladder that had been placed against overhead wires. The wires came loose from their pole, causing the employee and the ladder to fall to the ground. The employee suffered a broken back.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate