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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019054564 · 5/5/2019 · Cox Communications Gulf Coast, LLC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
Source
Ceilings
Secondary source
Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Cox Communications Gulf Coast, LLC.
Location
612 Kathleen Ct., NICEVILLE, FLORIDA, 32578
NAICS
515210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A technician was working in a customer's attic replacing a cable line. As the employee pulled on the cable, he lost footing on the rafter and fell through the sheet rock ceiling to the carpeted floor 9 to 10 feet below. The employee was hospitalized with broken ribs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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