# Bruises, contusions at Suddenlink Communications
> OSHA SIR `2016043132` · 4/14/2016 · BECKLEY, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Extension ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Suddenlink Communications
- **Location:** 114 Peters Drive, BECKLEY, WEST VIRGINIA, 25801
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing internet on a mid span cable using a 28-foot extension ladder. While the employee was descending, the ladder shifted and the employee fell to the ground, suffering contusions.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*