# Fractures at COMCAST
> OSHA SIR `2022021251` · 2/9/2022 · EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** COMCAST
- **Location:** 1203 Forest Ave, EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, 60202
- **NAICS:** 515210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder that had been placed against overhead wires. The wires came loose from their pole, causing the employee and the ladder to fall to the ground. The employee suffered a broken back.

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