# Fractures at Comcast Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019089020` · 8/30/2019 · NAPLES, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Comcast Inc.
- **Location:** 1610 40 Terrace SW, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 34116
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on an extension ladder working on a television cable line when the cable broke, causing him to lose his balance and fall approximately 14 feet to the ground. His wrist was fractured.

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