Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201178597 - Employee Injures Back in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201178597 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 11/10/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309363778	11/18/2005	4841	517510	Clear Connections Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1, working for a cable TV installation company, was accessing cable lines and placed his non-metallic 28-foot hook ladder on the cable strand that was approximately 23 feet high. As he was climbing the ladder, he fell approximately 15 feet to the ground. He suffered a fractured vertebra and was transported to Enloe Hospital where he was hospitalized for 6 days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, CABLE TV WORK, LADDER, FALL, VERTEBRA

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309363778			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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