FITZGERALD, GEORGIA—
Windstream Communication, LLC
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Final narrative
An employee was on a ladder and the ladder was secured on a communications strand (flexible cable). He reached over to secure his safety harness and the ladder slid a bit causing him to fall about 15 feet to the ground. He sustained multiple injuries to his right leg, ankle, and foot.
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