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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021097855 · 9/13/2021 · Comcast Shreveport

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Extension ladders
Secondary source
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name
Comcast Shreveport
Location
Red Ball Oxygen, SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, 71109
NAICS
515210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was descending an extension ladder. The ladder fly section disengaged from the base section, causing the employee to lose his balance. He fell from the ladder, landed on the ground, and suffered a broken ankle and tibia.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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