Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170177893 - EMPLOYEE FELL FROM HOOK LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 170177893 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 12/14/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112226717	12/19/1990	4813	0	Gte California Inc.

Abstract: A telephone worker was working from a hook ladder attached to a telephone cable strung between two utility poles. The cable was not quite horizontal, and the dirt on which the ladder was resting did not adequately support it. The employee fell from the ladder 2 to 3 meters to the ground (sandy dirt). He fractured the talus bone in his right ankle and was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TELECOM WORK, LADDER, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ANKLE, COMMUNICATION WORKER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112226717			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Telephone line installers and repairers

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