# Fractures at Dish Network
> OSHA SIR `2020088279` · 8/31/2020 · BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Dish Network
- **Location:** 2118 Autumn Sage Dr, BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, 78520
- **NAICS:** 238290
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee fell while climbing down an A-frame ladder, landing on the ground about 3-5 feet below and suffering broken vertebrae.

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