# Fractures at Norfolk Naval Shipyard
> OSHA SIR `2024087686` · 8/20/2024 · PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower extremities  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Constructed surface irregularity
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Norfolk Naval Shipyard
- **Location:** Code 109, Building 74, PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 23709
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was walking on uneven pavement, lost their balance, and fell. The employee was hospitalized with a broken knee and clavicle.

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