# Fractures at CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS (DE), Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020109505` · 10/6/2020 · FORT PAYNE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS (DE), Inc.
- **Location:** 100 Municipal Road, FORT PAYNE, ALABAMA, 35968
- **NAICS:** 515210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had been repairing a cable line from a ladder. The employee was climbing down the ladder when it shifted, causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured hip and lacerations to the wrist and head.

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