# Fractures at Richardson Stevedoring and Logistics
> OSHA SIR `2015042128` · 4/19/2015 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Barge
- **Secondary source:** Metal pipes, tubing
## Employer
- **Name:** Richardson Stevedoring and Logistics
- **Location:** 8500 Clinton Dr. - City Dock 17, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77029
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A load of steel pipes was being lowered into a barge.  The employee attempted to direct the load of steel pipes and his right arm and hand were pinned between the barge and the steel pipes.  He sustained multiple fractures.

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