# Fractures at Virginia International Terminals
> OSHA SIR `2018065715` · 6/11/2018 · PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Jaw, chin
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Fasteners, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Virginia International Terminals
- **Location:** 2000 Seaboard Ave, PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 23707
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was lowering a 60 lbs. lashing rod when it slipped from the employee's hand and fractured their jaw.

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