# Fractures at BOLLINGER SHIPYARDS LOCKPORT LLC
> OSHA SIR `20201110923` · 11/17/2020 · LOCKPORT, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on water vehicle
- **Source:** Water vehicle, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** BOLLINGER SHIPYARDS LOCKPORT LLC
- **Location:** 8365 HWY 308, LOCKPORT, LOUISIANA, 70374
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing valves on a vessel. He squatted down and grabbed a mid-rail wire rope guardrail. The guardrail loosened and the employee lost balance. The employee then slipped between guardrails and fell approximately 9 feet to a lower deck. The employee sustained a left hip fracture that required surgery.

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