Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Border Patrol-Douglas Station, 1608 S Kings Hwy, DOUGLAS, ARIZONA 85607
on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was riding an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) while conducting law enforcement activities when the vehicle struck a berm. The employee was ejected from the ATV and sustained a compound fracture to the left arm.
HospitalizedArm(s), unspecifiedATV, all terrain vehicle
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