# Fractures at U. S. Dept. of Navy
> OSHA SIR `2019076972` · 7/10/2019 · CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Airplane-jet or turbine engine
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U. S. Dept. of Navy
- **Location:** Building 1666, CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, 28533
- **NAICS:** 928120
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting an aircraft from the cockpit. The employee exited the left side of the cockpit and stepped on the engine intake. When his weight shifted to his right foot, his foot slipped off the intake and he fell off the aircraft. He sustained a compound fracture to the wrist that required hospitalization and surgery.

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