# Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified at century link
> OSHA SIR `20191213283` · 12/30/2019 · ELKHORN, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** century link
- **Location:** 4828 N 208 Ave, ELKHORN, NEBRASKA, 68022
- **NAICS:** 517911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a 4-foot step ladder, using a hand drill to screw in a telecommunications cable anchor, when his foot slipped between two rungs, causing him to fall. He suffered a leg injury to the quadricep muscle and tendons.

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