Fractures

Name: Fractures at Windstream Ohio, Inc.
Start: 5/15/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023054338 · 5/15/2023 · Windstream Ohio, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source: Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary source: Utility and telephone poles

Employer

Name: Windstream Ohio, Inc.
Location: 300 Factory St., LAGRANGE, OHIO, 44050
NAICS: 517311
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On May 15, 2023, an employee was working from a ladder that was leaning against a utility pole. The utility pole broke, causing the ladder and the employee to fall approximately 15 feet to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured T12 vertebra.

Source

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