# Fractures at Arco Excavation & Paving
> OSHA SIR `2017043822` · 4/7/2017 · SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Culverts, nonconfined ditches
## Employer
- **Name:** Arco Excavation & Paving
- **Location:** Cambridge Street South of Chapman Ave, SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS, 72762
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was waterproofing culvert boxes. He was attempting to cross a 4.5-foot gap between the boxes when he fell backwards to the ground and broke his leg.

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