Jump to lower level, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Time Warner Cable, 3035 Lasca Drive, DALLAS, TEXAS 75227
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
Employee was hospitalized when he jumped off of a ladder, injuring his ankle and tibia.
HospitalizedAnkle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.Ladders, unspecified
An employee was repairing cable lines at the top of a telephone pole. As he was climbing down the pole using the preinstalled pegs on the pole, he missed a step and fell 10-12 feet breaking both legs and an ankle.
On or about 6/7/2016, at approximately 1425, an employee was working from a ladder to access a cable TV lock box when the ladder kicked out, causing the employee to fall. As he fell, he struck a stairway railing and injured his left wrist/hand and ribs.
During a sales blitz activity, an employee participated in one of the 'minute to win it' games. The game involves a small Kleenex box with balls in it and a ribbon that goes around the waist, and the player has to twist their waist to get the balls to come out. As the employee twisted her waist, she injured her knee.
An employee was on a step ladder, putting 3-inch pipe into hangers. One of the hangers broke free and the employee jumped off the ladder. He landed on the floor and suffered a broken leg.
An employee was exiting his semi-truck when he noticed a puddle of water outside the driver's side door. To avoid getting his feet wet, he stepped between the cab of the truck and the trailer to get to the passenger side. He dismounted the truck from the passenger side and landed in an awkward position, breaking his right leg between the hip and the knee.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 517510)
An employee in an aerial bucket was attaching a cable to a pole when they contacted a power transmission fuse and sustained burns to their left hand, arm, and shoulder.
At 2:30 p.m. on February 8, 2024, an employee fell while installing cable, landing about 20 feet below and suffering a broken arm. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was on a ladder that was leaned against a wire strap while installing cable service. The ladder slipped and the employee fell, resulting in a broken lower left leg.
An employee was working from the bucket of a bucket truck. After completing his work, the employee lowered the boom of the truck and exited the bucket onto the truck. As he was exiting, he tripped on the door frame opening, fell onto the rear deck of the truck, and then to the ground. The employee suffered an injury that required hospitalization.
An employee was standing on a ladder to perform repairs on a cable case when they fell approximately 6 feet to the ground, resulting in a left foot fracture and dislocation.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.