# Fractures at Clear Channel
> OSHA SIR `2018054597` · 5/11/2018 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Ground, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Clear Channel
- **Location:** Forest Park Blvd & Peter Smith St., FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76102
- **NAICS:** 541850
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending a 20-foot extension ladder that was secured at the top and had an employee holding it at the bottom. The employee missed a step and fell down the ladder while holding onto the side bars. The employee hit the ground, fracturing the left leg and both ankles.

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