Incident date: 2018-03-28
NAICS industry code: 238290

An employee was working from an extension ladder about 6 to 8 feet above ground level.  He had a volt meter in his hands. The volt meter began to fumble and he attempted to catch it to prevent it from falling to the ground. In the process, he lost his balance and fell from the ladder to a 55-gallon metal drum that was located below.  The front of his right lower leg struck the metal drum, causing a laceration/avulsion to the skin.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Extension ladders
code_nature: title: Avulsions, enucleations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate