# Fractures at U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
> OSHA SIR `2017054662` · 5/23/2017 · DOUGLAS, ARIZONA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by physical contact with other person in sporting event or physical training
- **Source:** Co-worker
- **Secondary source:** Floor coverings- nonstructural
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
- **Location:** 1ST STREET AND PAN AMERICAN, DOUGLAS, ARIZONA, 85607
- **NAICS:** 922190
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was performing edged weapons defense training when her right foot became lodged between two padded mats. She fell to the ground and a coworker fell on top of her, causing her right leg to twist. She broke her fibula and tibia.

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