Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116181.015 - Employee falls off ladder and fractures wrist

Accident Summary Nr: 116181.015 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 04/25/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1398075.015	05/01/2019		517919	Charter Communications, Inc

Abstract: At 7:45 p.m. on April 25, 2019, an employee was working for a telecommunications, mass media, and cable operations firm. He installed and repaired telephone lines. He was checking on a line. He was working from a ladder. The upper end of the ladder was resting against a cable line. As he was climbing down the ladder, the upper end shifted to the right on the cable line. The employee fell off the ladder. He fell 15 feet (4.6 meters). He suffered a broken left wrist and lacerations. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Communication Cable, Communication Worker, Fall, Fracture, Laceration, Ladder, Telecom Work, Unstable Position, Wrist

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1398075.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Telephone line installers and repairers

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