Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Fractures and soft tissue injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pacific Bell Telephone Company, 119 Norma Street, PALATKA, FLORIDA 32177
on , Fractures and soft tissue injuries, affecting the ankle(s) and leg(s) n.e.c..
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Final narrative
While working to install telecommunications service, an employee was descending an extension ladder which was attached to a strand between two utility poles. The ladder shifted to the left. The employee lost his balance, and fell approximately 10-15 feet onto compacted soil. The employee sustained fractures to his right fibula and tibia requiring surgery, and a dislocated left ankle.
HospitalizedAnkle(s) and leg(s) n.e.c.Extension ladders