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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016098842 · 9/19/2016 · Charter Communications

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Source
Movable ladders, unspecified

Employer

Name
Charter Communications
Location
2100 Columbiana Road, VESTAVIA, ALABAMA, 35216
NAICS
515210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was hanging a new drop to the mock house. She had already cut the old drop and was addressing the tap to connect the new drop to it. She shifted her weight and leaned to the left. When her weight shifted, the safety hook on the right side of her safety strap shifted and came off the D-ring. She fell approximately 18 feet from the ladder and landed on her right side, fracturing both arms.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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