Incident date: 2023-06-07
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was on an 8-foot step ladder receiving an electrical conduit through a wall. The wire assist for the conduit broke, causing the employee to fall approximately 3 feet. The employee sustained a hip fracture that required hospitalization.

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