# Fractures at U.S. Geological Survey of Alabama
> OSHA SIR `2017043368` · 4/13/2017 · TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Rivers, streams
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Geological Survey of Alabama
- **Location:** 205 Hackberry Lane, TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA, 35401
- **NAICS:** 924120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking down a stream bed to access the riverbank and test the water flow when he slipped and fell, hitting his right knee on the bedrock bank and breaking his kneecap.

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