Incident date: 2015-08-14
NAICS industry code: 517210

An employee was fishing coax wiring through a drop ceiling from a 4-foot, A-frame step ladder. The employee fell from the ladder and struck his head, causing a laceration to the back of his head, bleeding on the brain, and a concussion. He required staples to close the laceration.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Concussions
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate