← OSHA severe injury reports

Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020098849 · 9/17/2020 · United Telephone Association, Inc.

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
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source
Extension ladders
Secondary source
Sinks

Employer

Name
United Telephone Association, Inc.
Location
1107 McArtor Rd., DODGE CITY, KANSAS, 67801
NAICS
518111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was climbing an extension ladder to enter the attic. The bottom of the ladder slid out and the employee fell 6-8 feet hitting his left ribs on a metal sink. The employee sustained eight broken ribs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown