Incident date: 2023-05-15
NAICS industry code: 517311

On May 15, 2023, an employee was working from a ladder that was leaning against a utility pole. The utility pole broke, causing the ladder and the employee to fall approximately 15 feet to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured T12 vertebra.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thoracic region
severity: moderate