OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221392665

FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OF AMERICA, INC

PERRIS, CA· 2021-08-27T00:00:00

Event: Fall, Fall On Same Level, Fracture, Ground, Hip, Hole, Knee, Laborer, Ladder, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Positioning, Telecom Work, Tripped, Unstable Position, Unstable Surface, Walking Surface, Work Surface
NAICS: 517911
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345536981
Employer profile: FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OF AMERICA, INC
Summary number: 221392665
Report ID: 0950633

Event description

Employee fractures hip, knee in fall while positioning ladde

Investigation abstract

At 12:54 p.m. on August 27, 2021, an employee working as a laborer for a telecommunications reseller was positioning an extension ladder to access an overhead communication utility pole. The employee inadvertently stepped into a hole in the dirt ground while positioning his ladder and fell. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured hip and knee.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 48 M

Event type
4

Occupation code
889

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