Crime & Safety
Cable Installer Hospitalized After Falling From Ladder In Ridgewood
A cable installer was taken to the hospital after he fell while working in Ridgewood on Thursday, police said.
RIDGEWOOD, NJ — Emergency workers responded to Ridgewood on Thursday afternoon when a cable installer fell from a ladder and was injured, police said.
Police Captain Glenn Ender said that shortly after noon, the 46-year-old worker fell approximately 20 feet. The ladder was in front of 251 Manor Road.
The man was taken to Valley Hospital for treatment for non-life threatening injuries, Ender said.
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Last month, a fall from a ladder turned deadly.
A 40-year-old painter working at a house in Ridgewood fell from the roof and died days later.
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In that case, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration was called in to respond. Police said that they did not need to call OSHA for the latest accident.
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