# Fractures at Smithsonian Institution
> OSHA SIR `20241211340` · 12/9/2024 · CAMP SPRINGS, MARYLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
- **Source:** All-terrain vehicle (ATV)
- **Secondary source:** Fences
## Employer
- **Name:** Smithsonian Institution
- **Location:** 3904 Old Silver Hill Road, CAMP SPRINGS, MARYLAND, 20746
- **NAICS:** 921190
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was riding an ATV while patrolling a campus. The employee did a U-turn around a pole and struck a fence wall, resulting in a head injury and a broken femur.

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