# Fractures at AT & T
> OSHA SIR `2020109829` · 10/15/2020 · SLIDELL, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** AT & T
- **Location:** 37623 Short St., SLIDELL, LOUISIANA, 70458
- **NAICS:** 517110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A service technician was on a ladder repairing an aerial telephone cable at a customer's home. While descending the ladder, the technician fell approximately 5 feet to the ground and broke his left wrist.

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