# Fractures at United States Department Of The Army
> OSHA SIR `20231110284` · 11/7/2023 · FORT NOVOSEL, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Airport runways
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Department Of The Army
- **Location:** 131 6th Avenue, FORT NOVOSEL, ALABAMA, 36362
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing post-flight checks. While walking down stairs to exit the aircraft, he slipped and fell to the ground. He sustained a fracture to his right elbow.

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