Incident date: 2018-09-14
NAICS industry code: 517212

An employee was preparing to cut the tap to a telecommunications cable. The mid-span line his ladder was leaning on was cut, and he fell 20 feet from his extension ladder to the surface below. His left shoulder blade was shattered.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
severity: moderate