Incident date: 2024-08-02
NAICS industry code: 517919

An employee was on an extension ladder to cut a high-tension midspan cable when it retracted, causing the employee to fall approximately 15-20 feet to the ground below. The employee sustained multiple injuries to the head, neck, and back.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Head, neck, trunk
severity: moderate