# Fractures at U.S. Border Patrol
> OSHA SIR `2023032127` · 3/7/2023 · RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
- **Source:** ATV, all terrain vehicle
- **Secondary source:** Ground irregularity
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Border Patrol
- **Location:** 26.26621, -98.68714, RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS, 78582
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was conducting patrol enforcement activities on an all-terrain vehicle (ATV). While turning on a caliche dirt road, the ATV struck a rut and rolled onto its side. The employee was thrown from the vehicle. The employee sustained a fractured upper right arm that required surgery.

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