# Fractures at AT&T
> OSHA SIR `2018043788` · 4/20/2018 · OPA LOCKA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** AT&T
- **Location:** 820 Sharar Ave., OPA LOCKA, FLORIDA, 33054
- **NAICS:** 334220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working from a ladder secured to a cable strand, removing a tree branch at 10 feet. The cable strand snapped and the ladder jolted, causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee broke his left ankle and required surgery.

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