Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115538.015 - Employee falls from ladder and fractures leg

Accident Summary Nr: 115538.015 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 04/05/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1391574.015	04/08/2019		515210	Comcast Holdings Corp

Abstract: At 1:20 p.m. on April 5, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a telecommunications company, was preparing to install new service for a residence being remodeled. He was climbing a ladder to access a communications cable when the ladder slid and fell. The employee fell, a fall height of 10 feet. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a compound fracture of his left leg.

Keywords: Climbing on Ladder, Communication Cable, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Leg, Residential Construction, Telecom Work, Unsecured, Unstable Position

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition				22

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1391574.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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