# Fractures at Gulf Island Shipyard
> OSHA SIR `2016053958` · 5/9/2016 · JENNINGS, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Gulf Island Shipyard
- **Location:** 111 Bunge Street, JENNINGS, LOUISIANA, 70546
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 9th, 2016, at or around 3:45 PM an employee was exiting a MOD via a 10-foot ladder. The employee missed a step and fell. The employee was admitted to the hospital for treatment of compression fractures.

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