Incident date: 2019-10-29
NAICS industry code: 517210

An employee was climbing a 28-foot extension ladder to attach an aerial service wire to a communications pole when the pole snapped due to wood rot. The employee fell 15 feet to the ground and broke his left arm, requiring hospitalization.

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