# Fractures and dislocations at Lockheed Martin
> OSHA SIR `2023065693` · 6/27/2023 · EDWARDS AFB, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and dislocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Airplane-jet or turbine engine
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Lockheed Martin
- **Location:** 225 North Flightline Ave., EDWARDS AFB, CALIFORNIA, 93524
- **NAICS:** 488190
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On June 27, 2023, at 2:30 p.m., a pilot was returning after a test flight of an F-35 aircraft. After aircraft recovery, the pilot exited the aircraft via the integrally mounted aircraft access ladder. During his descent, he tripped on the third ladder step and fell approximately 6 feet, resulting in a dislocated left shoulder, a compound dislocation of the left elbow, and stable fractures of the left 7th and 8th ribs.

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