OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221430762

CAVO BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS, LLC

PEORIA, IL· 2022-01-14T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken, Broken Bone, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Ladder, Leg, Lost Balance, Stepladder, Telecom Work, Troubleshooting
NAICS: 335921
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345743827
Employer profile: CAVO BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Summary number: 221430762
Report ID: 0524500

Event description

Employee breaks leg in fall from ladder during install

Investigation abstract

At 5:30 p.m. on January 14, 2022, an employee was installing/troubleshooting an internet line outside a customer's home. The employee was descending a 6-foot stepladder when he lost his balance and fell to the ground landing awkwardly on his left leg. The employee broke his leg and was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 20 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
523

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