# Fractures at Richardson Stevedoring and Logistics
> OSHA SIR `2017066047` · 6/30/2017 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Strapping
## Employer
- **Name:** Richardson Stevedoring and Logistics
- **Location:** 8500 Clinton Dr., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77029
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were breaking out pipe for loading and transport at a shipyard dock. One of the breakout straps broke, causing the pipes to roll and strike the employees' legs. The first employee suffered a broken right ankle, and the second employee suffered a contusion on the left leg and a bruised right leg. They were both hospitalized for treatment.

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