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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021032450 · 3/23/2021 · Comcast

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
Source
Extension ladders
Secondary source
Towers, poles, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Comcast
Location
4813 Monroe Street, SHADYSIDE, OHIO, 43947
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working from an extension ladder that was supported by a wooden bump pole. The pole broke at the bottom as the employee was approximately 28 feet in the air and the employee fell to the ground sustaining a compound fracture to a leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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