Incident date: 2018-04-20
NAICS industry code: 334220

An employee was working from a ladder secured to a cable strand, removing a tree branch at 10 feet. The cable strand snapped and the ladder jolted, causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee broke his left ankle and required surgery.

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: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate