# Fractures at Joe Bland Construction, L.P.
> OSHA SIR `2016098383` · 9/6/2016 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by powered vehicle tipping over-nontransport
- **Source:** Backhoes, trackhoes
## Employer
- **Name:** Joe Bland Construction, L.P.
- **Location:** Frate / Barker Rd., AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78754
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A 14-foot deep trench caved in while an employee was operating a track hoe nearby causing the track hoe to tilt. When he attempted to exit the machine, his foot was caught between the door and the ground, fracturing his left ankle.

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