# Fractures at Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
> OSHA SIR `20221210549` · 12/4/2022 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
- **Location:** 7330 Mount Batten Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77033
- **NAICS:** 517311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working in a residential area when they fell off a four-foot step ladder and sustained a left ankle fracture.

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