# Fractures and other injuries, unspecified at Frontier Communications
> OSHA SIR `2023043478` · 4/18/2023 · MINERVA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
## Employer
- **Name:** Frontier Communications
- **Location:** 1168 Kennel Rd NW, MINERVA, OHIO, 44657
- **NAICS:** 811213
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending a ladder that was attached midspan between two utility poles. The ladder shifted and the left hook came loose, causing the employee to be thrown 6 to 8 feet to the ground. The employee sustained rib fractures, a shoulder injury, and a head injury that caused a loss of consciousness.

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