Other jump to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT, LLC, 14 Church Street, SOUTH EASTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02375
on — Fractures, affecting the heel(s).
Final narrative
On 7/05/2022, an employee was on a ladder, dropping a cable line from its connection to a house. The employee jumped from the ladder to the ground and sustained a broken right heel.
HospitalizedHeel(s)Movable ladders, unspecified
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