NOGALES, ARIZONA·2021-03-09

U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway · Fractures

At a glance

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, 1500 WEST LAQUINTA RD, NOGALES, ARIZONA 85621 on 2021-03-09, Fractures, affecting the lumbar region.

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Final narrative

A Customs and Border Patrol agent was riding an ATV on a dirt road. He lost control at a corner and jumped from the ATV, hitting a boulder and suffering a shattered lower-back vertebra.

Hospitalized Lumbar region ATV, all terrain vehicle

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