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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016109664 · 10/13/2016 · Charter Communications

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source
Extension ladders
Secondary source
Wire, cables-nonelectrical

Employer

Name
Charter Communications
Location
3691 Turner Road, DAYTON, OHIO, 45415
NAICS
517510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on an extension ladder working on a cable TV system. The cable broke while he was climbing and the ladder shifted. The employee fell 12 feet landing on his right leg sustaining a compression fracture just above the ankle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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