Incident date: 2025-05-29
NAICS industry code: 238210

On 5/29/2025, an employee was conducting a warranty service call to replace a power pack for an emergency light fixture. He was working from a 10-foot ladder when he came in contact with a neutral wire that had a back-feed of direct current voltage from an emergency battery. He fell off the ladder and sustained an ankle injury. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact  unspecified
code_source: title: Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate