# Fractures at U.S. Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons
> OSHA SIR `20161211271` · 12/2/2016 · ALDERSON, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-indoors
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons
- **Location:** Federal Prison Camp (FCP) Alderson, ALDERSON, WEST VIRGINIA, 24910
- **NAICS:** 922140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 2, 2016, at approximately 7:30 a.m., an employee was walking down a stairwell to the basement when he missed the first step and fell down approximately 12 stairs. He was hospitalized with a head laceration and a fractured left wrist. At the time of the incident, the backup generator was being tested and a delay in the emergency lighting caused the stairwell to be poorly lit.

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