# Fractures at Century Link
> OSHA SIR `2017088102` · 8/23/2017 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Embankments
- **Secondary source:** Boulders
## Employer
- **Name:** Century Link
- **Location:** Hwy 183 600ft N of Thurgood Ave, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78741
- **NAICS:** 517910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee located a ticket that required him to maneuver down an embankment under a highway overpass. A contractor then approached the area to have a discussion, so the employee proceeded down the embankment to speak with the contractor. About halfway down, he was stepping on a boulder when it shifted. His right foot twisted and broke, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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