# Fractures at Suddenlink Communications
> OSHA SIR `2015097167` · 9/28/2015 · CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Suddenlink Communications
- **Location:** 236 Drybranch Drive, CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25311
- **NAICS:** 517110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 28, 2015, at approximately 2:45 p.m., an employee was climbing a 28-foot extension ladder that had been leaned against a mid-span, which is the line between two poles. The ladder began twisting and moving, and the employee fell 15 feet to the rocky ground below. He fractured his left wrist and required surgery.

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