Incident date: 2023-08-11
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was 3 feet up a 6-foot ladder while installing cable brackets when the structural cross-member broke loose, causing him to fall from the ladder. The employee landed with his right leg horizontally on a secured structural cross-member that was approximately 6 inches from the ground, resulting in a broken leg.

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