Mediacom: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Nov 7, 2020: Employee incurs multiple injuries when struck by falling obj

At 11:00 a.m. on November 7, 2020, an employee was moving 1,650-pound pallets of cable transmission line. The employee was transferring the pallets from a Ford F-650 box truck over a dock plate into a temporary warehouse space utilizing a pallet jack. The stacked reel pallet was too tall, and the top reel struck the upper door opening and became dislodged from the pallet and struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery. The employee sustained a fractured vertebra, fractured ribs, and a collapsed lung.

Incident on Jan 13, 2020: Employee fractures ribs in fall from ladder

At 10:00 a.m. on January 13, 2020, an employee, a cable technician, was fastening an existing cable line to a new power pole from an extension ladder when the ladder kicked out at the bottom. The employee slid down the pole to the ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractured ribs and shoulder.

Incident on Mar 14, 2019: Employee falls from ladder and sustains multiple fractures

At 1:00 p.m. on March 14, 2019, an employee was replacing an existing coaxial cable in the ceiling and had set a Werner Combination Ladder against a finished wall. The employee fell from the ladder when the bottom of it slid out and he sustained multiple fractures to his upper right arm, elbow, and ribs. The employee was hospitalized.