# Fractures at US Border Patrol
> OSHA SIR `2023087597` · 8/18/2023 · RICHFORD, VERMONT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
- **Source:** ATV, all terrain vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** US Border Patrol
- **Location:** 1668 Saint Albans Road, RICHFORD, VERMONT, 05476
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was operating an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) when the vehicle stopped quickly, causing the employee to go over the handlebars. The employee sustained a leg fracture that required hospitalization and surgery.

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