# Fractures at Suderman Stevedore Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181213140` · 12/23/2018 · GALVESTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on water vehicle
- **Source:** Water vehicle, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Suderman Stevedore Inc.
- **Location:** Port of Galveston, Pier 34, GALVESTON, TEXAS, 77550
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending from a windmill fixture when he fell from a fixed ladder, landing 9 feet below on the vessel deck. He suffered a broken leg.

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