# Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified at United States Department of Agriculture
> OSHA SIR `2019088037` · 8/6/2019 · WALL, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
- **Source:** ATV, all terrain vehicle
- **Secondary source:** Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Department of Agriculture
- **Location:** Wall Ranger District, WALL, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57790
- **NAICS:** 115310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was riding an ATV to the next prairie dog town. The ATV went into a drainage ditch that was hidden by vegetation. As the employee fell into the ditch their head struck an adjacent embankment. The employee initially lost feeling below the neck, and later recovered some sense of touch. The ditch was approximately 5 feet deep by 4 feet wide.

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