# Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at PACIFIC PILE & MARINE LP
> OSHA SIR `20191010919` · 10/18/2019 · PORTLAND, OREGON
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on water vehicle
- **Source:** Barge
- **Secondary source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** PACIFIC PILE & MARINE LP
- **Location:** 9930 NW St. Helens Rd., PORTLAND, OREGON, 97231
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

While an employee was attempting to change a leaking O-ring on an excavator's hydraulic line, a sudden release of hydraulic oil startled the employee. The employee fell back off the catwalk and down about 11 feet to the barge below. The employee hit a concrete ballast block, suffering several broken ribs, a broken pelvis (in three places), a concussion, a laceration of the ear, a fractured wrist, and a broken cheek bone.

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