# Fractures at MARINE REPAIR SERVICES OF VIRGINIA INC.
> OSHA SIR `2021053773` · 5/7/2021 · NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on water vehicle
- **Source:** Water vehicle, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** MARINE REPAIR SERVICES OF VIRGINIA INC.
- **Location:** Norfolk International Terminals, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, 23505
- **NAICS:** 811118
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was plugging and unplugging refrigerator units onboard a vessel when they stepped through a door and into an open hatch, falling 12 feet and resulting in a fractured femur and ankle.

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