# Fractures at Department of Homeland Security
> OSHA SIR `2019021928` · 2/21/2019 · TORNILLO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian vehicular incident, unspecified
- **Source:** SUV, sports utility vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** Department of Homeland Security
- **Location:** DHS-USCBP-OFO-El Paso Field Office -Marcelino Land Port of Entry, TORNILLO, TEXAS, 79853
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two officers were inspecting an SUV that was pulling a trailer. An officer asked the driver to pull forward a little while the injured officer was inspecting the trailer hitch area. As the vehicle moved forward, the injured officer was knocked down and became wedged between the trailer driver's side tire and axle and dragged approximately one foot before the vehicle stopped. The injured officer was hospitalized for a fractured lower left leg that required surgery.

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