# Fractures at Newwave Communications dba Cable One
> OSHA SIR `2018021509` · 2/13/2018 · CHESTER, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Newwave Communications dba Cable One
- **Location:** 1837 State Street, CHESTER, ILLINOIS, 62233
- **NAICS:** 517110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 13, 2018, an employee was climbing a ladder in order to disconnect a cable television service from the main line. The ladder shifted during the employee's ascent resulting in the employee falling to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken right wrist requiring surgery.

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