Incident date: 2015-05-09
NAICS industry code: 517410

An employee was performing maintenance on a communications antenna. He was trying to connect a harness to the ladder, but the shackle was hard to open. His arm gave way and he slipped, falling 30 feet.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate