# Fractures at OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE
> OSHA SIR `20201211611` · 12/11/2020 · OFFUTT AFB, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Sidewalks, paths, outdoor walkways, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Rocks, crushed stone
## Employer
- **Name:** OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE
- **Location:** 101 Nelson Dr., OFFUTT AFB, NEBRASKA, 68113
- **NAICS:** 488190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee walked up to the top of the stairs and then stepped on crumbled pieces of landscaping rock on the landing between the stairs and the entrance. The employee lost his footing and fell to the pavement sustaining a broken hip.

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