Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ITG Communications, LLC, Customer's Home, MACON, GEORGIA 31210
on — Fractures , affecting the Ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was working from a 6-foot ladder to install a cable line when they fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured right ankle.
Hospitalized Ankle(s) Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
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