# Fractures at Kinder Morgan
> OSHA SIR `2022087338` · 8/18/2022 · BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **3 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Multiple leg locations, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Water vehicle incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Barge
- **Secondary source:** Ropes, ties, chains, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Kinder Morgan
- **Location:** 7725 CR 142, BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72315
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August, 18 2022, at 3:57 PM, three employees were preparing to unload a barge. The barge cable broke and struck the employees. Employee 1 sustained a fractured femur and tibia. Employee 2 sustained a hairline fracture to the spine. Employee 3 sustained a hairline fracture to the tailbone. All three employees were hospitalized.

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