# Fractures at Hill Air Force Base
> OSHA SIR `20191112066` · 11/20/2019 · HILL AIR FORCE BASE, UTAH
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Hill Air Force Base
- **Location:** 7981 Georgia St, HILL AIR FORCE BASE, UTAH, 84056
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was venting steam from a manhole. The employee got tangled up with a pipe and fell to the ground, suffering a broken right leg.

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