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Accident: 201489762 - Cable Installer Trips And Fractures Ankle

**Accident: 201489762 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 04/09/2007**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
301128542	05/15/2007	1731	Solcom, Inc. Dba Solcom Communications, Inc.

On April 9, 2007, Employee #1 was working for an electrical contractor, pulling telecommunications cable from its junction box to a residence, when he tripped on some bark that was on the lawn. He fractured an ankle, and he was hospitalized for two days.

Keywords: fracture, telecom work, cable tv work, communication cable, tripped, fall, ankle

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	301128542			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Technicians, n.e.c.	FallDist: FallHt:5 Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) FatCause: Fall, other

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