# Fractures at Tri Wire
> OSHA SIR `20191011008` · 10/22/2019 · BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Extension ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Tri Wire
- **Location:** 1357 Mary Dunn Road, BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS, 02630
- **NAICS:** 517510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing down a 28-foot fiberglass extension ladder when the base of the ladder became unstable and slid down a small incline and out onto the street. The ladder was struck by a moving vehicle, resulting in the employee falling 20 feet. The employee suffered a fractured right hip, cracked rib, and broken nose.

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