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Charter Communication

Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WETUMPKA, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Charter Communication in WETUMPKA, ALABAMA
Employer Charter Communication Report ID 2019076722
Address 51 Dogwood Meadows Crc. City, State ZIP WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36093
Event Date July 3, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Pelvic region, unspecified
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified Source of Injury Ceilings
Secondary Source Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 517510 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.45000, -86.10000

Incident Narrative

An employee was installing cable in a customer's attic when he fell through the drywall ceiling and landed on a rafter between his legs. He suffered an injury that required surgery and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 3, 2019, a worker at Charter Communication in WETUMPKA, ALABAMA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the pelvic region, unspecified. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified, with ceilings identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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