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Mediacom Communications Corporation

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — HERRIN, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Mediacom Communications Corporation in HERRIN, ILLINOIS
Employer Mediacom Communications Corporation Report ID 2021032528
Address 205 W Mack St City, State ZIP HERRIN, ILLINOIS 62948
Event Date March 25, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 517919 Inspection # 1522944
GPS Coordinates 37.83000, -89.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a ladder working a customer's service line on a utility pole by the road. The utility pole broke causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to the L2, L3, and L4 vertebrae, as well as whiplash.

Incident Summary

On March 25, 2021, a worker at Mediacom Communications Corporation in HERRIN, ILLINOIS suffered fractures 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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