Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2018-05-10 | Centereach | New York | Verizon | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was reattaching a telephone wire to a residential home when the ladder he was working from slipped out and caused him to fall approximately 8 to 10 feet to the ground. He sustained bruising, three broken ribs, a laceration to his forehead, and a sore thumb. |