# Fractures at ITG Communications, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018088353` · 8/15/2018 · OAKMONT, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** ITG Communications, LLC
- **Location:** 507 8th Street, OAKMONT, PENNSYLVANIA, 15139
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee placed a ladder on a mid-span and was ascending the ladder when it shifted. The shift caused one of the hooks to come off the mid-span. He dismounted from halfway up the ladder and landed on his feet, breaking both ankles.

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