# Fractures at Tecnico Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2020065757` · 6/20/2020 · NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on water vehicle
- **Source:** Water vehicle, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** Tecnico Corporation
- **Location:** USS Gettysburg / BAE System, Inc., NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, 23523
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was conducting welding and cleanup onboard a naval ship. The employee was on a straight vertical ladder, went to grab the hatch cover above, and fell approximately 4-5 feet to the deck. The employee sustained two broken bones in the right foot.

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