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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2021032513 · 3/24/2021 · Charter Communications

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Head and trunk
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Source
Extension ladders
Secondary source
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name
Charter Communications
Location
236 24th Street SW, WINTER HAVEN, FLORIDA, 33880
NAICS
517919
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on an extension ladder working on cable lines. While descending the ladder to retrieve the replacement section of coaxial cable, the existing/defective cable broke, causing the extension ladder to move and the employee fell approximately 16 feet from the ladder to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized for blunt force trauma to his ribs and the back of his head.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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