# Dislocations, n.e.c. at U. S. Dept of Air Force
> OSHA SIR `2018054323` · 5/3/2018 · JACKSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Dislocations, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
- **Source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
## Employer
- **Name:** U. S. Dept of Air Force
- **Location:** 214 Bancroft Street, JACKSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, 28540
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was descending an inside interior stairwell when he turned 180 degrees while stepping onto the level surface landing between flights. His left knee twisted and popped out of socket, dislocating his knee and kneecap. He was hospitalized.

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