Incident date: 2025-02-20
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was standing on an 8-foot ladder and changing light fixtures, when they came into contact with a 277-volt wire. The employee fell to the ground and struck their head, resulting in a laceration. The employee also sustained fractured vertebrae and burns to their left hand fingers. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact  unspecified
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and burns
code_body: title: Trunk and other upper extremities
severity: moderate