HALLANDALE BEACH, FLORIDA—
Cavo Broadband Communications, LLC
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Cavo Broadband Communications, LLC, 330 SW 9th Avenue, HALLANDALE BEACH, FLORIDA 33009 on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
After installing a wire for cable television, an employee was descending an extension ladder resting against telecommunication wires when the wires broke, causing him to fall approximately 10 feet. He fractured his left foot.
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