# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at U.S. DEPT OF DEFENSE, TINKER AIR FORCE BASE
> OSHA SIR `2017032344` · 3/14/2017 · TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Airplane-jet or turbine engine
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. DEPT OF DEFENSE, TINKER AIR FORCE BASE
- **Location:** Bldg 2280, TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA, 73145
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking on the wing of a B-1B bomber preparing it for painting. The employee slipped and fell off the aircraft wing tip to the floor 14 feet below. The employee was wearing a body harness, but it was not attached to the overhead lanyards. The employee suffered a left knee fracture and compressed disc.

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