# Fractures at U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
> OSHA SIR `2021032084` · 3/9/2021 · NOGALES, ARIZONA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
- **Source:** ATV, all terrain vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
- **Location:** 1500 WEST LAQUINTA RD, NOGALES, ARIZONA, 85621
- **NAICS:** 928120
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

A Customs and Border Patrol agent was riding an ATV on a dirt road. He lost control at a corner and jumped from the ATV, hitting a boulder and suffering a shattered lower-back vertebra.

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