Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202445847 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202445847 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 02/07/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310597554	03/15/2007	4813	517110	At&T

Abstract: At noon on February 7, 2007, Employee #1, while working for a Telecommunication Company, was working on a telephone line to connect a telephone wire to a residential home. The employee was using a 22 ft long extension ladder leaning on to a cable strand. After completing the connection and climbing down the ladder, the ladder slid to one side. Employee #1 lost his balance. The employee fell 16 ft on to a paved road, landing on his feet. Employee #1 suffered multiple fractures of his lower right leg and foot, which required surgery. The employee was hospitalized for four days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TELECOM WORK, LADDER, CLIMBING ON COLUMN, FALL, LOST BALANCE, FOOT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310597554			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Technicians, n.e.c.

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