# Fractures and dislocations at USS Lexington
> OSHA SIR `2020010496` · 1/16/2020 · CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and dislocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** USS Lexington
- **Location:** 2914 North Shoreline Blvd, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, 78402
- **NAICS:** 712110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a scaffold near the captain's deck of a ship to paint the hull when the scaffold began to fall. The employee jumped 7 to 8 feet as the scaffold was falling, landing on his feet. He broke his left ankle, suffered a compound fracture to his right foot, and ruptured a lower disk.

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