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Verizon of PA, of LLC.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Fractures — NORTH HUNTINGDON, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Verizon of PA, of LLC. in NORTH HUNTINGDON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Verizon of PA, of LLC. Report ID 2015074914
Address 14079 Wayne Drive City, State ZIP NORTH HUNTINGDON, PENNSYLVANIA 15642
Event Date July 21, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Movable ladders, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 517212 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.33000, -79.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee was ascending a portable ladder and fell approximately 10 feet, breaking a hip.

Incident Summary

On July 21, 2015, a worker at Verizon of PA, of LLC. in NORTH HUNTINGDON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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