Incident date: 2024-04-22
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was troubleshooting an electrical circuit in a junction box from an 8-foot step ladder when an electrical shock from the junction box caused them to lose their balance and fall from the ladder. They struck their head on a wall. They sustained a bump and laceration to the forehead and bruised ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact  unspecified
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Multiple surface and flesh wounds
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate