Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201497088 - Telephone Worker Falls 20-Feet from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201497088 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/03/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316720366	10/18/2012	7629	811213	At & T

Abstract: At approximately 7:00 p.m. on October 3, 2012, Employee #1, a 53-year-old male DSL Technician with AT&T sustained multiple injuries as he fell from a 28-foot extension ladder. Employee #1 was trouble shooting a junction box at a height of approximately twenty-feet when he fell from the ladder, and struck the asphalt driveway below. It was possible that the extension ladder struck his head as it also fell. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a concussion from this event.

Keywords: TELECOM WORK, LADDER, FALL, AERIAL LIFT, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316720366			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Electrical and electronic technicians

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