Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201127727 - Worker Fractures Leg in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201127727 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 08/18/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310098546	09/23/2010	4813	517110	At&T, Inc.

Abstract: On August 18, 2010, an employee was working outdoors repairing some telephone cable, when he fell off a ladder while descending it. The ladder was equipped with strand hooks and a foot wedge to compensate for a slight incline in the road. For some reason, the ladder shifted, and the employee lost his balance and fell. He fractured his leg.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ELECTRICAL, TELECOM WORK, E TC, LADDER, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, LOST BALANCE, UTILITY POLE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310098546			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Technicians, n.e.c.

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