# Surface, flesh wounds and soft tissue injuries at U.S. BORDER PATROL - WELLTON STATION
> OSHA SIR `20241110767` · 11/19/2024 · WELLTON, ARIZONA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower extremities  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Surface, flesh wounds and soft tissue injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Nonroadway noncollision  jack-knifed or ran off driving surface
- **Source:** All-terrain vehicle (ATV)
- **Secondary source:** Ground irregularity
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. BORDER PATROL - WELLTON STATION
- **Location:** 10888 S 31E, WELLTON, ARIZONA, 85356
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was operating an all-terrain vehicle when the vehicle dropped into a wash. The suspension pushed back on the handlebars, causing injuries to both of the employee's arms. The employee sustained a sprained right wrist, overextended left triceps, a hematoma on his upper leg, and a hematoma on his right bicep.

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