# Fractures and soft tissue injuries at U.S Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) River Operations
> OSHA SIR `2024087572` · 8/17/2024 · FREEPORT, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple upper extremities locations  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and soft tissue injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  6 to 30 feet
- **Source:** Fixed ladder or fire escape
- **Secondary source:** Structures and surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) River Operations
- **Location:** Brazos Fishing and Crabbing, FREEPORT, TEXAS, 77541
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were working to change a slide gate for a levee. They were unbolting a ladder from the concrete. The injured employee placed his foot onto the ladder and the ladder bounced off the anchor. The injured employee and the ladder fell 12-15 feet into the hole below. The employee sustained a dislocated shoulder, a fractured hand, and knee injuries.

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