# Fractures at U.S. BORDER PATROL- YUMA SECTOR
> OSHA SIR `2017054210` · 5/9/2017 · YUMA, ARIZONA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Mountains
- **Secondary source:** Suspect not yet apprehended
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. BORDER PATROL- YUMA SECTOR
- **Location:** 4035 SOUTH AVENUE A, YUMA, ARIZONA, 85365
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was chasing undocumented aliens through rough mountain terrain when he fell from a height and landed on his back. He suffered a T-8 compression fracture, broken rib, and contusions.

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