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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20190910071 · 9/26/2019 · Frontier Communications

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lumbar region
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Source
Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary source
Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name
Frontier Communications
Location
1318 Indian Shore Rd., CROSBY, TEXAS, 77532
NAICS
517919
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Four employees were working on cable pairs, doing aerial work. One of them was 20 feet up on a ladder that was leaning on a strand. The strand gave way and the employee fell with the ladder, suffering a closed fracture of a lower-back vertebra.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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