Incident date: 2024-03-14
NAICS industry code: 517311

An employee was working from a ladder attached to cable lines 18 feet above the ground when the cable detached and they fell with the ladder to the ground. They sustained fractures to their arm, ribs, and face.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate