# Fractures at Alabama Power Company
> OSHA SIR `2020032449` · 3/15/2020 · GARDENDALE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Extension ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Alabama Power Company
- **Location:** 540 Park Street, GARDENDALE, ALABAMA, 35071
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was ascending a fiberglass extension ladder to check a customer's electrical connections. He was approximately 6 feet off the ground when the ladder slipped off of the house, causing the employee to fall and hit his elbow on the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right elbow.

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