Fractures

Name: Fractures at Charter Communications, Inc.
Start: 4/22/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019044086 · 4/22/2019 · Charter Communications, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source: Extension ladders
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Charter Communications, Inc.
Location: 670 W. S.R. 434, LONGWOOD, FLORIDA, 32750
NAICS: 517110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was climbing up a 28-foot extension ladder to replace a cable wire when he missed a step, lost his balance, and grabbed onto a communication drop. The drop broke, causing him to fall approximately 15 feet to the ground. He suffered two broken vertebrae and bruised his ribs and left shoulder.

Source

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