# Fractures at Gulf Copper Dry Dock & Repair
> OSHA SIR `2023021306` · 2/10/2023 · GALVESTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
- **Secondary source:** Tank, bin, vat interiors, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Gulf Copper Dry Dock & Repair
- **Location:** 2920 Todd Road, GALVESTON, TEXAS, 77554
- **NAICS:** 562998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee was entering a tank on a vessel through a manhole on the main deck via a fixed ladder. While attempting to lean against the coaming to adjust his grip on the ladder, he fell into the tank, striking against temporary scaffolding. The employee sustained rib fractures.

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