# Fractures at Comcast
> OSHA SIR `2018099837` · 9/22/2018 · WINFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
## Employer
- **Name:** Comcast
- **Location:** 106 Woodbend Cove, WINFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA, 25213
- **NAICS:** 517510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a stepladder, replacing coaxial cable on the outside of a home. The employee fell, landing on a cable reel and suffering broken ribs.

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