# Fractures at BellSouth Telecommunication, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021054029` · 5/17/2021 · ORLANDO, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** BellSouth Telecommunication, Inc.
- **Location:** 111 E. Wetherbee Rd, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32824
- **NAICS:** 517210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 17, 2021, a service technician was using a 6-ft. A-frame ladder to install cable service at a residence when he fell off the ladder and onto the wood floor. He suffered a broken right ankle and was hospitalized.

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