# Fractures at Cox Communications Louisiana
> OSHA SIR `2021054207` · 5/24/2021 · ABBEVILLE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Cox Communications Louisiana
- **Location:** 2536 Ferris Rd., ABBEVILLE, LOUISIANA, 70510
- **NAICS:** 515210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a 28-foot ladder on the side of a customer's home. The ladder shifted causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with rib fractures and lacerations to his head and hands.

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