# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at AT & T
> OSHA SIR `2016076831` · 7/27/2016 · TOPEKA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Utility and telephone poles
## Employer
- **Name:** AT & T
- **Location:** 3210 SW Munson Ave., TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66604
- **NAICS:** 517110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 07/27/2016, at 01:00 PM, an employee was descending from a pole step after connecting a drop wire when he fell 4 to 6 feet to the grass surface below, suffering an injury between the elbow and shoulder.

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