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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016076594 · 7/20/2016 · Time Warner Cable

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source
Utility and telephone poles

Employer

Name
Time Warner Cable
Location
3003 Orchard St., LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, 68503
NAICS
237130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repairing cable lines at the top of a telephone pole. As he was climbing down the pole using the preinstalled pegs on the pole, he missed a step and fell 10-12 feet breaking both legs and an ankle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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