# Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at Comcast
> OSHA SIR `2021042834` · 4/5/2021 · MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Comcast
- **Location:** MASSACHUSETTS
- **NAICS:** 517311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a ladder installing cable and fell off the ladder to the ground. The employee sustained a concussion, broken ribs, and lacerations and was hospitalized.

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