# Fractures at Charter Communications
> OSHA SIR `20201211594` · 12/10/2020 · COMBES, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Charter Communications
- **Location:** 211 Holland, COMBES, TEXAS, 78535
- **NAICS:** 515210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a ladder removing a telecommunications line and lost his balance. The employee fell backward off the ladder, landing on the ground and fracturing his wrist.

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