# Fractures at Comcast
> OSHA SIR `2018066160` · 6/21/2018 · STUART, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Comcast
- **Location:** 874 NW Spruce Ridge Drive, STUART, FLORIDA, 34994
- **NAICS:** 517919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing an extension ladder when it slid sideways along the telecommunication wire it was resting on. He fell to the ground below, fracturing his right elbow.

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