# Fractures and soft tissue injuries at Century Link
> OSHA SIR `2024032837` · 3/30/2024 · NAPLES, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk and other upper extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and soft tissue injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Other constructed surface
## Employer
- **Name:** Century Link
- **Location:** 803 92nd Avenue N, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 34108
- **NAICS:** 517311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 3/30/2024, an employee was installing internet services at a private home from a 4-foot step ladder when they lost their balance and fell to the ground. The employee landed on top of the ladder and sustained three broken ribs on the left side, a dislocated elbow and wrist, and possible torn ligaments. The employee required surgery on the wrist.

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