# Fractures at Cooper/Ports America
> OSHA SIR `2023087072` · 8/4/2023 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on water vehicle
- **Source:** Cargo ship, freighter, passenger liner, ship, excluding sail-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Cooper/Ports America
- **Location:** Port of Houston, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77029
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attaching a load of supersacks to the spreader bar of a crane. The employee's right foot was caught between the supersacks, causing the employee to lose balance and sustain a broken right ankle.

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