# Fractures at BAE SYSTEMS SAN DIEGO SHIP REPAIR
> OSHA SIR `2018088086` · 8/8/2018 · SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
- **Source:** Water vehicle, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** BAE SYSTEMS SAN DIEGO SHIP REPAIR
- **Location:** USS Comstock, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92113
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On August 8, 2018, employees were rigging an engine coupling on a ship when the tension in the chain fall released and the load shifted, pinning the injured employee's arm against the ship's piping. The weight of the load (coupling) was 4,800 
lbs. The employee's right arm was crushed, fracturing the radius and ulna and requiring surgery.

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