# Fractures at Evans Splicing, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021097527` · 9/1/2021 · PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Evans Splicing, LLC
- **Location:** 81 Moeller Rd, PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI, 39466
- **NAICS:** 515210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was splicing internet cable from a ladder. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground 19.5 feet below and suffered broken ribs.

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