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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021076299 · 7/29/2021 · U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Source
Hills
Secondary source
Ground irregularity

Employer

Name
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Location
1802 Saturn Blvd., SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92154
NAICS
928110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

A border patrol agent was hiking down a hill in pursuit of someone. The agent stepped into a hole and fell downhill, stopping about 20 feet below. The agent suffered a broken left tibia and fibula and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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