# Fractures at Federal Bureau of Investigations Academy
> OSHA SIR `2016087964` · 8/24/2016 · QUANTICO, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Parachuting incident
- **Source:** Parachute
## Employer
- **Name:** Federal Bureau of Investigations Academy
- **Location:** QUANTICO, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA, 22135
- **NAICS:** 922120
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

At approximately 1900 hours on 24 August 2016, an employee was involved in a "High Altitude Low Oxygen" (HALO) "free fall" parachute jump as part of his training curriculum. When the wind shifted at the drop zone, he was dragged into a chain link fence and fractured his right leg/ankle. The employee was admitted to the hospital and will require surgery to repair the fracture to his leg/ankle.

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