# Fractures at Spectrum Communications
> OSHA SIR `2021087476` · 8/31/2021 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ceilings
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Spectrum Communications
- **Location:** 4500 Eric Circle, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78744
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing cable service in an attic. He fell through a sheet rock ceiling, landing about 9 feet below and suffered a broken right kneecap.

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