Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AT&T Services, Inc., 3938 Tumelo Trail, DALLAS, TEXAS 75212
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee was going up a ladder between two utility poles in a backyard. He then went to readjust the ladder, but fell before getting to the bottom of the ladder. The employee sustained a broken left hip.
Hospitalized Hip joint(s) Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
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An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
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