# Fractures at TDS TELECOM
> OSHA SIR `2025021380` · 2/12/2025 · GREAT FALLS, MONTANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip joint(s)
- **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:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** TDS TELECOM
- **Location:** Unknown, GREAT FALLS, MONTANA, 59401
- **NAICS:** 517911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending a ladder when it shifted, slid, and twisted. The employee fell about 12 feet to the ground and broke his left hip. He was hospitalized and required surgery.

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