Fractures

Name: Fractures at MEDIACOM
Start: 11/6/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181111417 · 11/6/2018 · MEDIACOM

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source: Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: MEDIACOM
Location: 507 Copper Oaks, CARL JUNCTION, MISSOURI, 64834
NAICS: 515210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on top of a ladder when it shifted, causing the employee to fall approximately 15 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a spiral fracture to the right femur. The employee's safety gear was unclipped at the time of the incident.

Source

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