# Fractures at Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge
> OSHA SIR `2023076675` · 7/25/2023 · WELLS, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Fences, fence panels, gates, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge
- **Location:** 427 Post Road, WELLS, MAINE, 04090
- **NAICS:** 813312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was watering plants in the greenhouse when they tripped over a solar fence and fell to the ground. The employee's leg was fractured.

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