COMCAST

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Fractures — CHERRY, ILLINOIS

Employer	COMCAST	Report ID	2020088240
Address	00	City, State ZIP	CHERRY, ILLINOIS 61317
Event Date	August 31, 2020	Outcome	Hospitalized
Nature of Injury	Fractures	Body Part	Wrist(s)
Event Type	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet	Source of Injury	Ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source	Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS)	515210	Inspection #	—
GPS Coordinates	41.42000, -89.21000

Incident Narrative

An employee fell from a ladder to the floor about 9 feet below, suffering a broken wrist and a lacerated kidney.

Incident Summary

On August 31, 2020, a worker at COMCAST in CHERRY, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,714 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet injuries.

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