Aurora Fiber & Communications Corp

Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet — Other multiple traumatic injuries n.e.c. — TAMPA, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Aurora Fiber & Communications Corp in TAMPA, FLORIDA
Employer Aurora Fiber & Communications Corp Report ID 2025021614
Address 3600 Midtown Dr City, State ZIP TAMPA, FLORIDA 33607
Event Date February 18, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Other multiple traumatic injuries n.e.c. Body Part Body systems and other part(s) of body
Event Type Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet Source of Injury Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
Secondary Source Switchboards, panels, fuses
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # 1806419
GPS Coordinates 27.95000, -82.50000

Incident Narrative

A technician was on a fiberglass ladder running cable through a floor box in a newly constructed building. He contacted a live electrical box in the ceiling and received an electrical shock. The employee fell off the ladder to the floor approximately 4 feet below and sustained a broken wrist and a dislocated shoulder.

Incident Summary

On February 18, 2025, a worker at Aurora Fiber & Communications Corp in TAMPA, FLORIDA suffered other multiple traumatic injuries n.e.c. to the body systems and other part(s) of body. The incident was classified as fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet, with portable ladders and stairs unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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