# Fractures at CP & O, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015129061` · 12/1/2015 · PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
## Employer
- **Name:** CP & O, LLC
- **Location:** Virginia International Gateway, PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 23703
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee slipped and fell while climbing a fixed ladder to the lashing platform on a ship. He fell 8 feet to the ship deck and fractured his right ankle.

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