Incident date: 2017-05-16
NAICS industry code: 541990

An employee was climbing a ladder to remove a flag from the middle of a cable drop line when the ladder popped in half and he fell to the ground, breaking a leg. Proper PPE was worn at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate