# Fractures at Comcast- Rockford
> OSHA SIR `2022054614` · 5/27/2022 · STILLMAN VALLEY, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Liquids, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Comcast- Rockford
- **Location:** 239 W Walnut Street, STILLMAN VALLEY, ILLINOIS, 61084
- **NAICS:** 515210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing up a ladder to connect a cable wire when his boot slipped; he fell approximately 8 feet to the ground, resulting in three fractured ribs and back pain.

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