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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at AT&T in Silsbee, Texas
DATE: 05/14/17
An employee was climbing a ladder to check an aerial internet terminal. The ladder was against a telephone pole and the employee was on his way up to tie a safety strap around the pole and top of the ladder. The ladder slipped when the employee was more than halfway up, causing him and the ladder to fall to the ground. He suffered a broken right leg just above the ankle.
| Report ID |
2017054381 |
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| Date |
05/14/2017 |
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| UPA |
1214043 |
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| Primary NAICS |
517110 |
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| Nature |
111 |
Fractures |
| Part of Body |
513 |
Lower leg(s) |
| Source |
7420 |
Movable ladders, unspecified |
| Event |
4330 |
Other fall to lower level, unspecified |
| Hospitalized |
Yes |
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| Amputation |
No |
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