# Fractures at Direct TV
> OSHA SIR `2016010018` · 1/2/2016 · HUTCHINSON, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Sidewalk, path, outdoor walkway-paved
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** Direct TV
- **Location:** 3212 Garden Grove Parkway, HUTCHINSON, KANSAS, 67502
- **NAICS:** 517110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While installing cable at a residence, an employee slipped on ice while walking on the concrete sidewalk to his work truck. He broke his right ankle and had surgery.

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