Incident date: 2017-07-17
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee climbed a ladder to access a tree. He fell approximately 10 feet to the ground as he was transferring from the ladder to the tree when his climbing line failed. The employee suffered a broken hip.

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: Hip(s)
severity: moderate