# Fractures at Charter Communications
> OSHA SIR `2022119907` · 11/10/2022 · BUFFALO, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Skull
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Charter Communications
- **Location:** 3 Knoerl Avenue, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14210
- **NAICS:** 515210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a ladder to replace a cable line from a pole to a residential property. They were hooked to the old cable line when the line snapped, causing the employee to fall approximately 12 feet to the ground. They sustained a skull fracture.

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