Charter Communications, LLC
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet - Fractures - HAMMOND, Louisiana
| Employer | Charter Communications, LLC |
| Address | 11315 Davis Road |
| City, State ZIP | HAMMOND, Louisiana 70403 |
| Report ID | 2015041894 |
| Event Date | April 10, 2015 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| Source of Injury | Ladders, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 517919 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.49086, -90.46992 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was attempting to hang a 365' drop from the house to the connector wire. He placed his ladder on the strand and proceeded to climb it. The ladder began to slide sideways; the employee started climbing down but was thrown off the ladder at an elevation of approximately 10 feet. The employee landed in a ditch and suffered a compound fracture of the leg. The ladder was at an approximately 40-degree angle when the employee was thrown from it.
Incident Summary
On April 10, 2015, a worker at Charter Communications, LLC in HAMMOND, Louisiana suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,714 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet injuries.
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