Incident date: 2019-08-30
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was on an extension ladder working on a television cable line when the cable broke, causing him to lose his balance and fall approximately 14 feet to the ground. His wrist was fractured.

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: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate