Mill-Tel Inc

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — TOPEKA, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Mill-Tel Inc in TOPEKA, KANSAS
Employer Mill-Tel Inc Report ID 2016076729
Address 410 SE Rice Road City, State ZIP TOPEKA, KANSAS 66607
Event Date July 24, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Movable ladders, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 237130 Inspection # 1164738
GPS Coordinates 39.04000, -95.62000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on his ladder, replacing a mid-span drop. His ladder was resting on the strand (cable line from pole to pole). When he cut the line off at the mid span (toward the middle of the strand), quick release in tension caused him to fall from his ladder to the ground. He fractured his pelvis and chipped a bone in his ankle.

Incident Summary

On July 24, 2016, a worker at Mill-Tel Inc in TOPEKA, KANSAS suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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