# Fractures at Ports America
> OSHA SIR `20161111037` · 11/25/2016 · SEABROOK, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on water vehicle
- **Source:** Cargo ship, freighter, passenger liner, ship, excluding sail-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Ports America
- **Location:** 12619 Port Road, SEABROOK, TEXAS, 77586
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking back to a vessel to verify the lashing when he slipped and fell, breaking a rib.

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