Comcast Cable Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - DELRAY BEACH, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Comcast Cable Inc. in DELRAY BEACH, Florida
Employer Comcast Cable Inc.
Address 13636 Paisley Drive
City, State ZIP DELRAY BEACH, Florida 33446
Report ID 2017067174
Event Date June 20, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Ladders, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238210
GPS Coordinates 26.47000, -80.16000

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Incident Narrative

On June 20, 2017, at 12:50 PM an employee was exiting an attic using a ladder after installing cable. The employee fell and suffered an lower back injury and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 20, 2017, a worker at Comcast Cable Inc. in DELRAY BEACH, Florida suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the lumbar region. 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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