# Fractures at USDA ARS
> OSHA SIR `20171012301` · 10/30/2017 · LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Jaw, chin
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Trailers
## Employer
- **Name:** USDA ARS
- **Location:** 17,000 N Jornardo Rd., LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO, 88012
- **NAICS:** 541710
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was moving cattle to load and/or unload a trailer when the trailer gate struck the employee's face. The employee suffered a broken jaw and was hospitalized.

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