# Fractures at U.S. Department of Defense, Tinker AFB
> OSHA SIR `2020087932` · 8/20/2020 · TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
- **Source:** Airplane-jet or turbine engine
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Defense, Tinker AFB
- **Location:** Bldg 2280, North hangar dock, TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA, 73145
- **NAICS:** 336411
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee climbed onto the wing of a B-52 aircraft from an aerial lift to begin preparations for priming. The employee slid off the wing to the floor approximately 7 feet below. The employee landed on his knees then hit his head on the rear landing gear tire that resulted in an injury requiring stitches. The employee also sustained a possible fractured hip. The employee was wearing fall protection at the time.

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