# Fractures at US Army Corps of Engineers
> OSHA SIR `2019099248` · 9/6/2019 · SAULT SAINTE MARIE, MICHIGAN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from water vehicle
- **Source:** Barge
- **Secondary source:** Chains, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** US Army Corps of Engineers
- **Location:** 1425 Riverside Dr, SAULT SAINTE MARIE, MICHIGAN, 49783
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was setting the anchor for an ice-boom onboard a derrick boat. The employee cut a line that was holding the anchor chain and was then struck by a rigging chain. The employee sustained fractures to both bones in the lower right leg and a shoulder injury from falling overboard.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*