# Fractures at U.S. Dept. of Navy
> OSHA SIR `2024021420` · 2/14/2024 · CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Cranes  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Dept. of Navy
- **Location:** PSC Box 8021, CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, 28533
- **NAICS:** 928120
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

A crane was being tested in the ground support equipment area. An employee stumbled backward over the driver's side front outrigger, fell, and landed on his left wrist while trying to brace himself, resulting in a wrist fracture.

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