# Fractures at The Thames Shipyard & Repair Company
> OSHA SIR `20211210577` · 12/9/2021 · OAKDALE, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Walls
- **Secondary source:** Tarps, plastic or fabric sheeting
## Employer
- **Name:** The Thames Shipyard & Repair Company
- **Location:** Unknown, OAKDALE, CONNECTICUT, 06370
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on top of a wall placing a tarp onto a pile of mulch when the tarp ripped and threw the worker off balance. The employee fell approximately 6 to 7 feet off the wall, resulting in a broken rib and a possible fractured hip.

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