# Fractures at BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024098548` · 9/13/2024 · SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back  sacral region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall, contact incident onboard water vehicle
- **Source:** Water vehicle  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair Inc.
- **Location:** 2205 East Belt Street, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92113
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was descending a vertical ladder on a vessel with a grinder and combination level in his left hand. The employee's gloved hand lost grip and he fell to the deck, striking a ready service locker mounting bracket. He fell approximately 6-8 feet and sustained a fractured sacrum.

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