Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Centurylink, Inc.
Start: 10/19/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021109009 · 10/19/2021 · Centurylink, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and trunk
Nature of injury: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
Source: Roofs, unspecified
Secondary source: Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Centurylink, Inc.
Location: 15116 Lee Rd., HUMBLE, TEXAS, 77347
NAICS: 517911
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was walking on a rooftop, placing a telecommunications wire. The employee fell through a fiberglass roof lighting panel and landed about 20 feet below on a concrete floor. The employee suffered a head laceration requiring staples, a concussion, multiple rib fractures, a punctured lung, multiple abrasions, and a broken bone in the hip/pelvic area.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown