# Fractures at Lake Union Drydock Company
> OSHA SIR `20201211527` · 12/8/2020 · SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on water vehicle
- **Source:** Raft, floating dock
## Employer
- **Name:** Lake Union Drydock Company
- **Location:** 1515 Fairview Ave. E, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, 98102
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was building scaffolding on a floating drydock. A plank kicked up when he stepped on it, and he fell 8 feet 4 inches to the concrete surface. He suffered fractures to the face and spine.

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