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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024054308 · 5/15/2024 · Windstream Nebraska, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Trunk and other upper extremities
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet
Source
Extension ladders
Secondary source
Source, secondary source unspecified

Employer

Name
Windstream Nebraska, Inc
Location
2250 E Lake Drive, UNION, NEBRASKA, 68455
NAICS
517311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was completing an installation of fiber optic service at a customer's residence. He was connecting a temporary aerial drop to a permanent buried install. The employee had climbed approximately 6-8 feet up a 24-foot extension ladder positioned on the middle of a pole when the ladder rolled causing him to fall. The employee sustained fractures to his clavicle, right wrist, and ribs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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