Incident date: 2016-02-18
NAICS industry code: 334515

An employee was working on an electrical box while standing on a ladder. He heard an explosion from a transformer and was startled. While attempting to dismount the ladder, he fell 12 feet to the level below, breaking his left leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate