Incident date: 2022-01-14
NAICS industry code: 335921

On January 14, 2022, at approximately 5:30 PM, an employee was standing on a 6-foot step ladder to install and troubleshoot a cable internet line. As the employee descended from the ladder, he lost balance on the third step from the ground, fell to the ground, and sustained a broken left leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate