# Fractures at U.S. Customs and Border Protection
> OSHA SIR `20191213178` · 12/26/2019 · WESLACO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, unspecified
- **Source:** ATV, all terrain vehicle
- **Secondary source:** Fences, fence panels, gates, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- **Location:** 1501 E. Expressway 83, WESLACO, TEXAS, 78599
- **NAICS:** 921190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was patrolling in an ATV. The ATV struck a border fence and the employee suffered a broken left arm.

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