# Fractures at AT&T
> OSHA SIR `2019099620` · 9/14/2019 · COVINGTON, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** AT&T
- **Location:** 70476 G Street, COVINGTON, LOUISIANA, 70433
- **NAICS:** 517110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending a 24-foot extension ladder after attaching an aerial service wire to a home. His left foot slipped on the second rung from the bottom, causing him to fall and land awkwardly. He broke his left foot.

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