Incident date: 2015-02-16
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was installing a cable on a telephone pole, working from a 28-foot ladder. The employee fell approximately 18 feet while descending the ladder.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate