# Fractures at FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS
> OSHA SIR `2024021213` · 2/8/2024 · SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip joint(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS
- **Location:** 1777 Shore Acres Blvd NE, SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, 33703
- **NAICS:** 561422
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking a buried wire vault. When the employee stepped back, their right foot landed on the edge of the sidewalk. The employee fell to the ground and suffered a broken hip.

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