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Fractures and soft tissue injuries

1 hospitalization · 2025055003 · 5/27/2025 · Mediacom Communications LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Wrist(s) and elbow(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level unspecified
Source
Extension ladders
Secondary source
Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name
Mediacom Communications LLC
Location
8 S Walnut St, VILLA GROVE, ILLINOIS, 61956
NAICS
517110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on an extension ladder working to replace a service line to a customer's home. The existing service line broke, causing him to fall off the ladder. He was hospitalized with a dislocated elbow and fractures in his left wrist requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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