Incident date: 2016-08-23
NAICS industry code: 561499

An employee positioned a ladder on a cable strand. The strand was not able to support the weight of the employee and he fell 10 feet, breaking his right leg in two places.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate