# Fractures and dislocations at U.S. Border Patrol
> OSHA SIR `2018088906` · 8/28/2018 · SELLS, ARIZONA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and dislocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden
- **Source:** Horses and other equines
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Border Patrol
- **Location:** back country, SELLS, ARIZONA, 85634
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

A Border Patrol agent was thrown from his horse while on patrol. He suffered a broken skull, broken ribs, and a dislocated hip.

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