Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified

Name: Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified at century link
Start: 12/30/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191213283 · 12/30/2019 · century link

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thigh(s)
Nature of injury: Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Step ladders
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: century link
Location: 4828 N 208 Ave, ELKHORN, NEBRASKA, 68022
NAICS: 517911
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was standing on a 4-foot step ladder, using a hand drill to screw in a telecommunications cable anchor, when his foot slipped between two rungs, causing him to fall. He suffered a leg injury to the quadricep muscle and tendons.

Source

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