# Fractures at PORTS AMERICA LOUISIANA, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017066066` · 6/30/2017 · NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on water vehicle
- **Source:** Barge
- **Secondary source:** Wire, cables-nonelectrical
## Employer
- **Name:** PORTS AMERICA LOUISIANA, INC.
- **Location:** 5901 Terminal Drive, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 70115
- **NAICS:** 483211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on the deck of a vessel when a steel cable swept across the deck, causing the employee to fall and break his ankles.

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