Other jump to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CSC Holdings, LLC, 1032 East 226 St., BRONX, NEW YORK 10465
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was descending an extension ladder that was set up on a cable strand at approximately 18 feet. When the employee was about halfway down, the ladder started to shift to the left and the employee jumped off the ladder to the right. The employee landed on a concrete sidewalk and their right ankle was fractured.
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