# Fractures at AT&T
> OSHA SIR `2016087932` · 8/23/2016 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** AT&T
- **Location:** 9005 Cullen Ln, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78748
- **NAICS:** 561499
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee positioned a ladder on a cable strand. The strand was not able to support the weight of the employee and he fell 10 feet, breaking his right leg in two places.

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