# Dislocation of joints at SSA Atlantic Marine
> OSHA SIR `2023021356` · 2/12/2023 · NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Dislocation of joints
## Cause
- **Event:** Slip without fall, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
- **Secondary source:** Sand, gravel
## Employer
- **Name:** SSA Atlantic Marine
- **Location:** 1050 Remount Road, A-Track Rail Yard, NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, 29406
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was unlashing (loosening chains) military vehicles on rail cars prior to offloading. As he stepped off the railcar and onto the ground, he twisted his left ankle in loose gravel alongside the rail track. He required surgery for a dislocated ankle.

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