Incident date: 2023-05-09
NAICS industry code: 517311

An employee was ascending a 28-foot extension ladder to work on a cable wire. The employee fell backward approximately 10 feet onto the concrete sidewalk, resulting in a left elbow fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Elbow(s)
severity: moderate