# Fractures at Woodward Design & Build
> OSHA SIR `20161211761` · 12/19/2016 · BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Girders, beams, structural steel
## Employer
- **Name:** Woodward Design & Build
- **Location:** 1845 Richard Dr., BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI, 39532
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving from one steel girder to another when his foot became caught on a beam. He lost his footing and fell 14 feet, 10 inches to the ground below, breaking his right knee and lacerating his chin.

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