# Fractures at Vt Halter Marine
> OSHA SIR `2016042763` · 4/2/2016 · PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
## Employer
- **Name:** Vt Halter Marine
- **Location:** 900 Bayou Cassotte Parkway, PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI, 39581
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a modular unit approximately 4 feet from the ground. While walking to retrieve a tool, the employee stepped into an unguarded opening and fell 3 feet, suffering a fractured rib and pelvis.

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