# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at Windstream Services LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024031898` · 3/1/2024 · PALMYRA, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  unspecified
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** Windstream Services LLC
- **Location:** 747 D. Street, PALMYRA, NEBRASKA, 68418
- **NAICS:** 517311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a telecommunications line from a ladder. A wind gust caused the ladder to shift and the employee fell, suffering an ankle injury.

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