# Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at US Department of Agriculture
> OSHA SIR `2023064965` · 6/5/2023 · NEMO, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple head locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
- **Source:** Student
## Employer
- **Name:** US Department of Agriculture
- **Location:** 22023 Job Corps Place, NEMO, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57759
- **NAICS:** 611519
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was conducting accountability checks and noticed a student was still awake. When the employee reminded the student of the lights-out policy, the student punched the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a concussion, facial fractures, orbital fractures, and dental fractures.

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