Incident date: 2016-11-18
NAICS industry code: 517110

An employee was replacing a splicer case on a telephone strand while working  from a ladder. The employee then fell approximately 15 feet while descending, breaking the left ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate