AT & T

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at AT & T in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
Employer AT & T Report ID 2015020770
Address 7918 Euclid Ave City, State ZIP KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64132
Event Date February 25, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hand(s) and wrist(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Ladders, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 517110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 38.98000, -94.56000

Incident Narrative

Employee was working from a ladder at a private residence. The ladder was leaned against a pole. The ladder fell away from the pole, and the technician fell with the ladder, injuring the right fingers, hand, and wrist. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On February 25, 2015, a worker at AT & T in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s) and wrist(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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