# Fractures and soft tissue injuries at General Dynamics Information Technology
> OSHA SIR `20241211122` · 12/2/2024 · SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s) and leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and soft tissue injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall, contact incident onboard water vehicle
- **Source:** Water vehicle  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Scaffolds, staging  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** General Dynamics Information Technology
- **Location:** 2749-2777 East Harbor Drive, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92113
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

White smoke formed from hot work operations on a missile destroyer and employees were instructed to evacuate the ship. An employee struck their hard hat on a scaffold on the fifth level weather deck and lost their balance. The employee dislocated their left knee and fractured their femur.

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