# Fractures at Ports America Chesapeake, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2018055164` · 5/26/2018 · BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Water vehicle incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Cargo ship, freighter, passenger liner, ship, excluding sail-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Ports America Chesapeake, LLC.
- **Location:** Segirt Marine Terminna, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, 21222
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a ship, waiting to perform a lashing operation. A steel locking shoe fell from above, striking and breaking the employee's forearm.

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