# Fractures at DIRECTV
> OSHA SIR `2024043201` · 4/11/2024 · VESTAVIA HILLS, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** DIRECTV
- **Location:** 3970 Wall Street, VESTAVIA HILLS, ALABAMA, 35242
- **NAICS:** 515210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a ladder. The ladder footing slipped and the employee fell approximately 7-10 feet, resulting in fractured vertebrae.

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