# Bruises, contusions at Marine Contracting Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2022031966` · 3/3/2022 · NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lumbar region
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from water vehicle
- **Source:** Barge
- **Secondary source:** Step ladders
## Employer
- **Name:** Marine Contracting Corporation
- **Location:** 1201 Terminal Ave., NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, 23607
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee had just climbed down from a 6-foot A-frame ladder and was trying to fold it. With both feet firmly on the deck of the barge, the employee took a step back and caught his foot on the lowest rung of the ladder. The employee fell backward and landed on a steel mooring cleat mounted to the outside edge of the barge. The employee then rolled off the barge and into the water 3 feet below. The employee sustained a lower back contusion.

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