# Fractures at U.S. Department of Homeland Security
> OSHA SIR `2020087489` · 8/7/2020 · NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **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 Homeland Security
- **Location:** 2000 Bainbrdige Ave., NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, 29405
- **NAICS:** 928120
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee fell while stepping off a bus, suffering a broken hip. The employee was hospitalized.

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