# Fractures at U.S. Department of Interior
> OSHA SIR `2017087889` · 8/16/2017 · SHERIDAN, MONTANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thoracic region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other falling powered vehicle
- **Source:** Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
- **Secondary source:** Jacks
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Interior
- **Location:** Section 24 Springs Section, SHERIDAN, MONTANA, 59749
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting the track on a skid steer that was on a jack when the skid steer shifted and caused the jack to slip. The skid steer then fell on the employee, fracturing the T2 vertebra.

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