# Fractures at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016032333` · 3/17/2016 · PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
## Employer
- **Name:** Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc.
- **Location:** 1000 Jerry St. Pe` Hwy, PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI, 39567
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee accessed a work platform through a 2-feet by 2-feet opening. He stepped into the opening and banged his shin against the metal frame, fracturing his right tibia just below the kneecap and requiring hospitalization for surgery.

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