Incident date: 2017-05-18
NAICS industry code: 517110

After installing a wire for cable television, an employee was descending an extension ladder resting against telecommunication wires when the wires broke, causing him to fall approximately 10 feet. He fractured his left foot.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate