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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015097167 · 9/28/2015 · Suddenlink Communications

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Wrist(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source
Extension ladders

Employer

Name
Suddenlink Communications
Location
236 Drybranch Drive, CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25311
NAICS
517110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On September 28, 2015, at approximately 2:45 p.m., an employee was climbing a 28-foot extension ladder that had been leaned against a mid-span, which is the line between two poles. The ladder began twisting and moving, and the employee fell 15 feet to the rocky ground below. He fractured his left wrist and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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