# Fractures at Hometown Cable Company LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016010594` · 1/21/2016 · NEW MADISON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Telecommunications and cell phone towers
## Employer
- **Name:** Hometown Cable Company LLC
- **Location:** 301 Jefferson St, NEW MADISON, OHIO, 45346
- **NAICS:** 517510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a metal antenna tower when the tower broke. The employee fell and hit the ground, breaking back bones.

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