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CenturyLink

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — HALEYVILLE, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at CenturyLink in HALEYVILLE, ALABAMA
Employer CenturyLink Report ID 2019054642
Address 65 Smith Drive City, State ZIP HALEYVILLE, ALABAMA 35565
Event Date May 7, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 517110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.23000, -87.60000

Incident Narrative

An employee had been using a bucket truck to repair a telecommunications cable at a customer's residence. The employee completed the job and got down into the truck bed from the bucket itself, and was then stepping off the platform at the rear of the truck when he missed a step, lost balance and fell from the back of the truck to the ground approximately 4-5 ft below. The employee landed on his tool belt and the right side of his lower back. He was hospitalized with four fractured vertebrae in the lower back.

Incident Summary

On May 7, 2019, a worker at CenturyLink in HALEYVILLE, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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