FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS—
Charter Communications
Roadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving and standing vehicle · Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Charter Communications, 14079 Senlac Dr., FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS 75234 on — Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders unspecified, affecting the Multiple body parts n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was parked along the side of a road working on a fiber outage. An automobile driven by an intoxicated person crossed over into the designated work zone and struck the employee's truck. The employee sustained injuries to his chest, lungs, shoulder, and head.
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An employee was working from a ladder, pulling a cable line through a wall at a customer's house. He lost his balance and jumped off the ladder, landed on the ground about 7 feet below, and suffered injuries to both ankles including a fracture to at least one. The employee was hospitalized.
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On June 16, 2025, at 4:30 p.m., an employee was ascending an 8-foot A-frame ladder to look inside an attic opening of a customer's garage. The employee was three rungs from the top when he fell 5 feet to the ground, resulting in a displaced fracture of his femur in the back of his knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
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