# Fractures at U.S. Army 404th Army Field Support Brigade
> OSHA SIR `20211210694` · 12/13/2021 · JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, WASHINGTON
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Train, locomotive, rail car, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ground, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Army 404th Army Field Support Brigade
- **Location:** Building 9503 Rainer Drive, JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, WASHINGTON, 98433
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was scanning RFID chips on military vehicles stored on a flatbed rail car. The employee slipped and fell off the rail car to the ground 5 feet below, suffering a broken leg.

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