# Fractures and other injuries, unspecified at Owensboro Grain Company
> OSHA SIR `2021042751` · 4/1/2021 · OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on water vehicle
- **Source:** Barge
## Employer
- **Name:** Owensboro Grain Company
- **Location:** 822 E 2ND STREET, OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY, 42303
- **NAICS:** 311222
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was getting the barge ready for a load of soy beans. The employee opened the top door of the grain barge and lost his balance, falling 10 to 14 ft. to the bottom of the barge and resulting in blunt force trauma and multiple broken bones.

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