Incident date: 2024-08-13
NAICS industry code: 238210

The injured employee was on the fifth step of an 8-foot ladder using wire cutters to show two other employees which wire was still hot in the junction box. The wire cutter penetrated the wire sheathing and the employee was shocked. The injured employee began to fall backward off the ladder and the other two employees were able to cushion his fall. The employee sustained a broken pelvic bone on the right side.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Severe wounds, internal injuries and electrocution, electric shock
code_body: title: Body systems and other part(s) of body
severity: moderate