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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2022075945 · 7/8/2022 · Comcast Cable

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
Source
Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Secondary source
Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name
Comcast Cable
Location
20 East Tolna Road, SHREWSBURY, PENNSYLVANIA, 17361
NAICS
515210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An aerial drop cable had been attached to a pole and run across a residential street; an employee was across the road climbing a ladder to attach the cable at a house. A truck drove by and hit the cable, ripping it out of the employee's hand. The cable was still attached to the spool near the foot of the employee's ladder, and the spool pulled the ladder down. The employee fell 12-15 feet to the ground and suffered a broken lower-back vertebra.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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