# Fractures at MEDIACOM
> OSHA SIR `20181111417` · 11/6/2018 · CARL JUNCTION, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** MEDIACOM
- **Location:** 507 Copper Oaks, CARL JUNCTION, MISSOURI, 64834
- **NAICS:** 515210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on top of a ladder when it shifted, causing the employee to fall approximately 15 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a spiral fracture to the right femur. The employee's safety gear was unclipped at the time of the incident.

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