# Fractures at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
> OSHA SIR `2018021818` · 2/22/2018 · SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
- **Source:** Trees
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- **Location:** 3100 Desert Rd, SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA, 23434
- **NAICS:** 114210
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was trying out new tree climbing gear. While repelling down from the tree, the employee fell approximately 20 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a compound fracture to the right wrist and a bruised/fractured pelvis.

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