# Fractures at US Border Patrol - Del Rio
> OSHA SIR `2019099675` · 9/16/2019 · DEL RIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Animal transportation collision in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Horses and other equines
- **Secondary source:** Fences, fence panels, gates, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** US Border Patrol - Del Rio
- **Location:** 2401 Dodson Ave, DEL RIO, TEXAS, 78840
- **NAICS:** 928120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 9/16/2019, at approximately 0945 hours, a border patrol agent was on a horse working traffic when the agent spotted a group running. The agent was riding to the area when the horse started bucking. The agent was attempting to gain control of the horse as it headed straight for a fence and into a metal H-brace. The agent's right leg struck the H-brace, suffering a broken femur.

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