Incident date: 2019-12-26
NAICS industry code: 517510

An employee was installing cable at a house, working from a ladder. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground about 15 feet below, suffering several fractures and brain swelling. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate