Universal Cable Holdings, Inc.
Other fall to lower level unspecified — Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries — MILTON, WEST VIRGINIA
| Employer | Universal Cable Holdings, Inc. | Report ID | 2024076755 |
| Address | 2100 US Route 60 W | City, State ZIP | MILTON, WEST VIRGINIA 25541 |
| Event Date | July 25, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries | Body Part | Multiple body parts n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level unspecified | Source of Injury | Slopes, embankments |
| Secondary Source | Plants, trees, vegetation unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 926130 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.43000, -82.17000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was surveying the area for a utility pole at the top of an embankment behind a building. The employee tripped on a vine and fell down the embankment suffering multiple internal injuries including fractures to their orbital bone, nose, and wrist.
Incident Summary
On July 25, 2024, a worker at Universal Cable Holdings, Inc. in MILTON, WEST VIRGINIA suffered multiple severe wounds and internal injuries to the multiple body parts n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level unspecified, with slopes, embankments identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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