Incident date: 2024-08-22
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was pulling wire on a 10-foot ladder when he lost his balance and jumped 7-8 feet to the ground. The employee sustained back vertebrae fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
severity: moderate