Fractures and dislocations

Name: Fractures and dislocations at Windstream Communications, LLC.
Start: 7/23/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020076941 · 7/23/2020 · Windstream Communications, LLC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures and dislocations

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary source: Lamp posts, street lights

Employer

Name: Windstream Communications, LLC.
Location: 2865 Pleasant Valley Road, MARCELLUS, NEW YORK, 13108
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder to install internet. The ladder was set against a light pole which severed at the base and collapsed. The employee fell to the ground, sustaining a dislocated shoulder and a broken humerus. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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