# Fractures at U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, PORTLAND DISTRICT
> OSHA SIR `2023087020` · 8/3/2023 · KALAMA, WASHINGTON
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on water vehicle
- **Source:** Water vehicle, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, PORTLAND DISTRICT
- **Location:** Vessel: Dredger Yaquina, KALAMA, WASHINGTON, 98625
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was walking away from a storage area after performing engineering duties. They fell from a stairway onto the deck below and sustained a laceration to the head, fractured vertebrae, and a back injury.

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