Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170899470 - EMPLOYEE FRACTURED HIS ANKLE IN FALL FROM BEAM

Accident Summary Nr: 170899470 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 10/21/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120042668	11/18/1997	4841	0	Time Warner Communications

Abstract: An employee of a cable television company was acting as a supervisor. He was replacing a cable on a satellite dish. He used a ladder to climb to a steel beam about 3.1 meters above the ground. After he got off the ladder and onto the beam, he lost his balance and fell to the concrete, fracturing his heel and ankle. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BEAM, FRACTURE, TELECOM WORK, CABLE TV WORK, LADDER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ANKLE, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120042668			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Communications equipment operators, n.e.c.

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