Incident date: 2018-05-10
NAICS industry code: 517210

An employee was reattaching a telephone wire to a residential home when the ladder he was working from slipped out and caused him to fall approximately 8 to 10 feet to the ground. He sustained bruising, three broken ribs, a laceration to his forehead, and a sore thumb.

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: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate