# Concussions at Department of Homeland Security
> OSHA SIR `2020109786` · 10/14/2020 · LAREDO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, unspecified
- **Source:** Ground, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Department of Homeland Security
- **Location:** Tex Mex Train Yard, LAREDO, TEXAS, 78041
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An officer was conducting border watch operations in a train yard area. While walking down a creek, he fell and hit his head on a tree trunk. He sustained a cut to the head and a potential concussion.

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