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AT & T

Trip from stepping into a hole without fall — Fractures — TOPEKA, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at AT & T in TOPEKA, KANSAS
Employer AT & T Report ID 2020043081
Address 2416 SW Mission Ave. City, State ZIP TOPEKA, KANSAS 66614
Event Date April 4, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Trip from stepping into a hole without fall Source of Injury Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Secondary Source Ground irregularity
Industry (NAICS) 517110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.02000, -95.72000

Incident Narrative

An employee carried an extension ladder to the work location and was raising it to a strand. He realized that the strand hooks were not extended, so he slowly lowered the ladder to extend the strand hooks. He then stepped into a hole in the customer's yard and twisted his ankle. He was hospitalized with a fractured ankle and had surgery.

Incident Summary

On April 4, 2020, a worker at AT & T in TOPEKA, KANSAS suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as trip from stepping into a hole without fall, with bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 17 severe injury reports involving "Trip from stepping into a hole without fall" incidents in our database. Browse all Trip from stepping into a hole without fall injuries.

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