# Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries at Universal Cable Holdings, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024053975` · 5/7/2024 · MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Universal Cable Holdings, Inc.
- **Location:** 401 N 12th St, MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA, 74403
- **NAICS:** 517311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a 15-to-20-foot ladder to install wire when the ladder support strand came loose and he fell off the ladder approximately 12 feet to the gravel roadway, resulting in a fractured clavicle, a concussion, and a possible rib fracture.

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