# Fractures at MTC/Ports of America
> OSHA SIR `2016054230` · 5/16/2016 · BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Water vehicle incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Cargo ship, freighter, passenger liner, ship, excluding sail-powered
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** MTC/Ports of America
- **Location:** 2200 Broeing Highway, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, 21224
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was strapping down cargo on a ship and helping to guide a forklift driver when the forklift bumped the employee and knocked him down. The load then fell onto the employee's ankle, breaking it.

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