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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021032528 · 3/25/2021 · Mediacom Communications Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lumbar region
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Ladders, unspecified
Secondary source
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name
Mediacom Communications Corporation
Location
205 W Mack St, HERRIN, ILLINOIS, 62948
NAICS
517919
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on a ladder working a customer's service line on a utility pole by the road. The utility pole broke causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to the L2, L3, and L4 vertebrae, as well as whiplash.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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