Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at AT&T Corp.
Start: 1/20/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022010618 · 1/20/2022 · AT&T Corp.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source: Extension ladders
Secondary source: Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords

Employer

Name: AT&T Corp.
Location: 299 Thunderbird Trail, CAROL STREAM, ILLINOIS, 60188
NAICS: 517911
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

During a fiber placement job, an employee needed to remove a branch from an existing cable strand. He put his 24-foot extension ladder on the strand and cut the branch; the strand then broke and he fell about 15 feet. He suffered a broken elbow, broken ribs, and a bruised kidney.

Source

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