Incident date: 2018-05-07
NAICS industry code: 517110

An employee was on a 6-foot ladder while attaching a cable to a residential house soffit. The employee lost balance and fell to the ground, landing on their left side and fracturing a rib.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Movable ladders, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate