# Fractures at Martha's Vineyard Shipyard, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019032622` · 3/12/2019 · VINEYARD HAVEN, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Heel(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Water vehicle, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Martha's Vineyard Shipyard, Inc.
- **Location:** 164 Beach Road, VINEYARD HAVEN, MASSACHUSETTS, 02568
- **NAICS:** 336612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was measuring a section of boat. He was stepping onto the lower swim platform when he lost balance and tried to grab the boat's boarding ladder to brace himself. He fell approximately 7 feet to the cement ground below, landing on his feet and breaking both heels.

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