# Fractures and soft tissue injuries at U.S. Department of Agriculture
> OSHA SIR `20241211906` · 12/27/2024 · BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and soft tissue injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Continuous tracks
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Agriculture
- **Location:** 10300 Baltimore Avenue, BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND, 20705
- **NAICS:** 921190
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was taking wrenches from a shop and loading tools into a pickup truck. When he turned around from the truck, he tripped over skid-steer tracks that were loose on the ground and fell. The employee's arms were fractured and their right arm was also dislocated.

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