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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2025065379 · 6/5/2025 · Inter Mountain Cable

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s) unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment unspecified
Source
Extension ladders
Secondary source
Utility poles

Employer

Name
Inter Mountain Cable
Location
Mate Creek Road, MATEWAN, WEST VIRGINIA, 25678
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on a cable ladder attached to a utility pole. The pole gave way, causing the employee to fall from the ladder into a creek next to the pole. The employee suffered a broken right leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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