# Fractures at FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS
> OSHA SIR `20161110833` · 11/18/2016 · ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS
- **Location:** Telephone Pole, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14623
- **NAICS:** 517110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing a splicer case on a telephone strand while working  from a ladder. The employee then fell approximately 15 feet while descending, breaking the left ankle.

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