# Fractures at Verizon Washington DC Inc
> OSHA SIR `2024021047` · 2/2/2024 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back  lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Verizon Washington DC Inc
- **Location:** 4268 Wisconsin Ave NW, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20016
- **NAICS:** 517312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing internet service at a private home. While hanging a service drop, the employee fell off an extension ladder to the ground 18 feet below. The employee was hospitalized, having suffered a broken lower back vertebra, tendon damage, and a cut to either the shoulder or the back of the head.

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