# Fractures at AT&T*
> OSHA SIR `2019065895` · 6/11/2019 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Trees
## Employer
- **Name:** AT&T*
- **Location:** 3805 Basford Rd., AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78722
- **NAICS:** 334220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 11, 2019, an employee was climbing an extension ladder. The ladder shifted when he was on the third or fourth rung, forcing him to jump; he broke his left leg upon landing on the ground. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

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