# Cuts, lacerations at Gulf Copper Dry Dock & Rig Repair
> OSHA SIR `2022032362` · 3/16/2022 · GALVESTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Stepped on object
- **Source:** Metal plates, metal panels
## Employer
- **Name:** Gulf Copper Dry Dock & Rig Repair
- **Location:** 2920 TODD ROAD, GALVESTON, TEXAS, 77554
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a steel plate, about 1 foot by 8 feet, to be installed on a structure that was being fabricated. He stepped on a piece of metal that had been welded to the plate, causing the plate to strike him in the shin. He suffered a laceration and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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