# Fractures at AMERICAN RIVER TRANSPORTATION CO., LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016087900` · 8/23/2016 · BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on water vehicle
- **Source:** Cargo ship, freighter, passenger liner, ship, excluding sail-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** AMERICAN RIVER TRANSPORTATION CO., LLC
- **Location:** Mid-Steam, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70811
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a front end loader inside of a cargo hold on a ship docked midstream. As he exited the cab of the loader, he lost his footing on the step and fell to the floor of the cargo hold, fracturing his right leg.

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