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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020021159 · 2/5/2020 · Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source
Step ladders
Secondary source
Garage doors

Employer

Name
Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc.
Location
415 Crown Street, WALL, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57790
NAICS
517110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on an overhead garage door opener, reprogramming the controller. He was approximately 5 to 6 feet up on a 10-foot A-frame ladder when the door was opened. He reached for the door and lost his balance on the ladder, falling to the concrete floor. He suffered a broken right tibia and fibula and a right shoulder rotator injury.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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