# Fractures at Verizon Communications LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022119760` · 11/7/2022 · NORRISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Towers, poles, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Verizon Communications LLC
- **Location:** 2580 General Armistead Avenue, NORRISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19403
- **NAICS:** 517312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was undergoing a construction-related training session. As the employee maneuvered near a pole between balconies that were situated on a tower, they fell 10 feet to the ground below, resulting in a fractured arm and pain in their lower back and ribs.

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