# Fractures at U.S. Department of Army
> OSHA SIR `20191010821` · 10/16/2019 · ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MARYLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Bus
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Army
- **Location:** 400 Colleran Road, ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MARYLAND, 21005
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee mis-stepped while getting off a tour bus. The impact onto the ground surface caused a compound fracture to their leg requiring hospitalization.

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