Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Charter Communications, LLC, 42829 US 36, WARSAW, OHIO 43844
on — Fractures, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was working from an extension ladder in a back yard, disconnecting an aerial telecommunications cable line from a house. The employee fell backward from the ladder to the grass below, suffering fractured vertebrae in their back.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedExtension ladders
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