Incident date: 2016-02-05
NAICS industry code: 238210

The employee was working from the 6th rung of an 8' ladder.  He removed a strap from a pipe containing conduit which had tension on it.  When he removed the strap, the force slung him off of the ladder and onto the concrete below. The employee sustained a fractured hip.

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: Hip(s)
severity: moderate