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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2015010046 · 1/3/2015 · Cablevision

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Other jump to lower level 26 to 30 feet
Source
Extension ladders
Secondary source
High winds, gusts, turbulence

Employer

Name
Cablevision
Location
70 Annette Drive, EDISON, NEW JERSEY, 08820
NAICS
515210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employee was installing a new cable on a home while working from a Lunar, 28 foot fiberglass extension ladder. A gust of wind made his ladder move and he felt like it was going to fall so he jumped off the ladder toward the grass to avoid the concrete patio and landed on his back.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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