# Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection at U.S. Department of Homeland Security
> OSHA SIR `2019021442` · 2/8/2019 · BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through scratch or other open wound
- **Source:** Bacteria
- **Secondary source:** Gymnasium and exercise equipment
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- **Location:** 1131 Chapel Crossing Road, BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, 31524
- **NAICS:** 928120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An instructor contracted MRSA through an abrasion on his right knee from bacteria on the padded mats used by personnel during training.

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