# Fractures at CenturyLink
> OSHA SIR `2017032725` · 3/24/2017 · CORTEZ, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** CenturyLink
- **Location:** 421 S Chestnut St, CORTEZ, COLORADO, 81321
- **NAICS:** 517210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending a ladder when he lost his footing and fell from a few rungs high, breaking ribs and requiring hospitalization.

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