# Fractures and other injuries, unspecified at Comcast of Illinois/Indiana/Ohio, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018077596` · 7/26/2018 · LINCOLN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Comcast of Illinois/Indiana/Ohio, LLC
- **Location:** 100 N Evans Street, LINCOLN, ILLINOIS, 62656
- **NAICS:** 515210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a service drop line from an extension ladder when the employee fell between 15 and 20 feet from the ladder to the ground, suffering fractured vertebrae and a punctured lung.

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