# Fractures at JONES STEVEDORING COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `20231211722` · 12/29/2023 · COOS BAY, OREGON
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
- **Source:** Water vehicle, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** JONES STEVEDORING COMPANY
- **Location:** 401 California Ave., COOS BAY, OREGON, 97459
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

Employees were unloading logs on a logging vessel. The injured employee was standing on the deck as a load came in. The sling popped off the load and the end of the choker struck the employee's lower left leg, resulting in a shin fracture.

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