# Fractures at Honeywell Fort Benning, GA
> OSHA SIR `2016043158` · 4/15/2016 · FORT BENNING, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Tank
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** Honeywell Fort Benning, GA
- **Location:** Building 4203 Old Cussetta Road, FORT BENNING, GEORGIA, 31905
- **NAICS:** 811198
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting a newly delivered military tank. The wind caught the hatch as it was being opened and caused the employee to fall approximately 11 feet from the top of the tank to the ground below. The employee suffered a broken rib and head lacerations.

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