# Fractures at NEWWAVE COMMUNICATIONS
> OSHA SIR `2019055390` · 5/29/2019 · POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** NEWWAVE COMMUNICATIONS
- **Location:** 1620 Wallace Street, POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI, 63901
- **NAICS:** 517212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending a ladder, lost his balance and fell 7 feet. The employee sustained a broken orbital bone and fractured vertebrae.

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