# Fractures at China Lake Golf Course - Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
> OSHA SIR `2024075987` · 7/3/2024 · RIDGECREST, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Ground
- **Secondary source:** Dirt, earth, mud
## Employer
- **Name:** China Lake Golf Course - Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
- **Location:** Halsey Avenue, RIDGECREST, CALIFORNIA, 93555
- **NAICS:** 713910
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On July 5, 2024, an employee was installing flags into the holes on a putting green when he slipped and fell in a muddy patch. The employee sustained a fractured femur.

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