# Fractures at Portsmouth Marine Terminal
> OSHA SIR `2018021338` · 2/8/2018 · PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on water vehicle
- **Source:** Water vehicle, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Portsmouth Marine Terminal
- **Location:** 2000 Seaboard Avenue, PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 23707
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was working on a vessel at the dock. He was unlocking a hatch cover and reaching to turn one of the locking mechanisms when his foot slipped and he fell, fracturing his right foot. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

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