# Fractures at ELECTRIC BOAT
> OSHA SIR `2017021295` · 2/9/2017 · GROTON, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** ELECTRIC BOAT
- **Location:** 75 Eastern Point Road, GROTON, CONNECTICUT, 06340
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped and fell on an icy/snowy ramp while exiting a ship, breaking an ankle and requiring hospitalization.

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