# Fractures at ITG Communications LLC
> OSHA SIR `20241110703` · 11/16/2024 · MOOSIC, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  unspecified
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** ITG Communications LLC
- **Location:** 30 Washington St., MOOSIC, PENNSYLVANIA, 18507
- **NAICS:** 517919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a ladder to cut a telecommunications wire that was under tension. The release of energy displaced the ladder and the employee fell, resulting in a fractured wrist.

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