# Fractures and dislocations at International Marine & Industrial Applicators LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022075926` · 7/7/2022 · NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and dislocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Metal plates, metal panels
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** International Marine & Industrial Applicators LLC
- **Location:** 4101 Washington Ave, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, 23607
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was assisting with the placement of 8-by-7-foot steel plates. A fork truck driver attempted to reposition the plates when the plates shifted and struck the employee, resulting in a fractured distal fibula, fractured malleolus, and dislocated tibia.

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