# Fractures at PPL Electric Utilities
> OSHA SIR `20191213044` · 12/19/2019 · SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** PPL Electric Utilities
- **Location:** 398 Center Street, SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18501
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 19, 2019, an employee was working inside an electrical vault. As the employee tried to climb an extension ladder, the ladder failed and the employee fell about 15 feet, suffering a broken pelvis and two broken wrists.

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