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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015031297 · 3/18/2015 · Wire Out Communication, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
Source
Ladders, unspecified
Secondary source
High winds, gusts, turbulence

Employer

Name
Wire Out Communication, LLC
Location
127 Ave W. Gulf Blvd., TREASURE ISLAND, FLORIDA, 33706
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was descending a 28-foot ladder when a gust of wind knocked the ladder off of the cable. The ladder has a hook at the end, and the employee had the ladder hook on the cable. The hook knocked his ladder off of the cable strand. He broke his leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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