# Fractures at United Telephone Association, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020098849` · 9/17/2020 · DODGE CITY, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Sinks
## Employer
- **Name:** United Telephone Association, Inc.
- **Location:** 1107 McArtor Rd., DODGE CITY, KANSAS, 67801
- **NAICS:** 518111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing an extension ladder to enter the attic. The bottom of the ladder slid out and the employee fell 6-8 feet hitting his left ribs on a metal sink. The employee sustained eight broken ribs.

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