Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1562829.015 - Are Telecommunications, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Investigation Summary

At 9:00 a.m. on October 26, 2021, an employee was installing telecommunications cable outside of a private home. The employee was working from a 28-foot extension ladder that was fully extended and hooked over the main cable line. While the employee was on the ladder, he cut the wrong line which had tension on the main cable line causing the employee to fall when the ladder shifted. The employee sustained fractures to both ankles and a broken wrist, and was hospitalized for surgery and treatment.

Keywords: Ankle, Broken Bone, Cable, Climbing on Ladder, Communication Cable, Communication Worker, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Ladder, Wrist