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Precision Broadband Installation Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — PATASKALA, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Precision Broadband Installation Inc. in PATASKALA, OHIO
Employer Precision Broadband Installation Inc. Report ID 2015030907
Address 354 West Main Street City, State ZIP PATASKALA, OHIO 43062
Event Date March 2, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Step ladders
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 517510 Inspection # 1046224
GPS Coordinates 40.00000, -82.68000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working from a step ladder to install cable at a bank when the ladder slipped out from underneath him due to snow and ice on the walkway. He broke his leg and was admitted to the hospital.

Incident Summary

On March 2, 2015, a worker at Precision Broadband Installation Inc. in PATASKALA, OHIO suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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