# Fractures at U.S Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management - Needles Field Office
> OSHA SIR `2022043075` · 4/6/2022 · NEEDLES, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Skull
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, unspecified
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management - Needles Field Office
- **Location:** Highway 62 East of 29 Palms, NEEDLES, CALIFORNIA, 92363
- **NAICS:** 924120
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was helping a stranded motorist who was stuck in sand when the employee fell and hit the back of his head on rock or pavement, resulting in a skull fracture.

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