Charter Communications: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Jan 25, 2022: Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall off ladder

At 2:00 p.m. on January 25, 2022, an employee was in the process of trap removal on a cable strand service line. The employee set up a ladder in the snow and attempted to climb the ladder to service the line. As the employee attempted to climb the ladder, he felt the ladder shift down and the hooks that connected to the service line got stuck and slung the employee to the ground. The employee fell from an approximate height of 10 feet. The injured employee called the employer, and a supervisor showed up onsite shortly after. The employee was driven to a local hospital and was admitted soon after to treat a fractured clavicle, fractured ribs, and bruised lungs.

Incident on Jun 27, 2020: Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall from ladder

At 10:45 a.m. on June 27, 2020, an employee was conducting a node health check on the company equipment that was located at 668 Indian Mound Road, Columbus, Ohio. The employee had completed the work task and was descending down the Little Giant Hyperlite� Lightweight Extension Ladder. The employee was in between the work task location at the strand and ground level, when he fell off the ladder. The fall distance was approximately 12 feet from the location of the employee to the ground level. The employee sustained a fractured right shoulder, fractured lower right leg and chipped right heel and was hospitalized.

Incident on Sep 22, 2018: Employee falls from extension ladder and fractures hands and

At 3:00 p.m. on September 22, 2018, an employee was making repairs while working from a Little Giant Lunar fiberglass extension ladder. The employee finished his repair work and had unstrapped the ladder from the cable it was leaning against when it shifted. The employee fell approximately 15 feet and landed on the dirt ground, fracturing his hands and leg. The employee was hospitalized. hospitalized.