# Fractures at Comcast Cable
> OSHA SIR `2017010639` · 1/20/2017 · NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Wire, cables-nonelectrical
## Employer
- **Name:** Comcast Cable
- **Location:** 450 N Lake Blvd, NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, 33408
- **NAICS:** 517310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 1/20/2017, an employee was climbing a ladder to disconnect a service line when the cable he hooked the ladder on snapped, causing him to fall and break six ribs.

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