Fractures

Name: Fractures at Verizon of PA LLC
Start: 4/4/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023042999 · 4/4/2023 · Verizon of PA LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple face locations
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary source: Utility and telephone poles

Employer

Name: Verizon of PA LLC
Location: 251 Mohawk School Rd, NEW CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16102
NAICS: 517311
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in the bucket of aerial lift installing new cables on telecommunication poles after storm damage. The cable was lifted onto hardware that was attached to the pole. The cable hardware broke, causing the cables to fall onto the employee, resulting in fractures of the jaw and orbital bone, facial lacerations, and nerve damage.

Source

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