Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123218.015 - Employee fractures ribs in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 123218.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 01/13/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1456415.015	01/16/2020		237130	Mediacom

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on January 13, 2020, an employee, a cable technician, was fastening an existing cable line to a new power pole from an extension ladder when the ladder kicked out at the bottom. The employee slid down the pole to the ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractured ribs and shoulder.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cable, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Installing, Rib, Shoulder, Utility Pole

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1456415.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury		Installers And Repairers

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