Fractures

Name: Fractures at AT&T
Start: 4/20/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018043788 · 4/20/2018 · AT&T

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source: Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: AT&T
Location: 820 Sharar Ave., OPA LOCKA, FLORIDA, 33054
NAICS: 334220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working from a ladder secured to a cable strand, removing a tree branch at 10 feet. The cable strand snapped and the ladder jolted, causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee broke his left ankle and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown