Incident date: 2018-01-19
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was installing home wiring from a 6-foot A-frame ladder when he leaned over to get wire from a coworker and lost his balance. He started to fall and grabbed onto a metal roof frame, which cut four of his fingers and caused tendon damage. He then let go and fell approximately 4 feet.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate