# Fractures at SSA Gulf, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20241211620` · 12/16/2024 · PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall, contact incident onboard water vehicle
- **Source:** Barge
- **Secondary source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** SSA Gulf, Inc.
- **Location:** 1836 B West 11th Street, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, 32405
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hooking up pipes to be hoisted and then went up a ladder. Before getting to the top of the ladder, he went to pull himself onto the top pipe. His foot slipped on the pipe and he fell approximately 2-3 feet and struck the column of the barge. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left femur and required surgery.

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