# Fractures at Austal USA, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022010310` · 1/12/2022 · MOBILE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Austal USA, LLC
- **Location:** 100 Addsco Road, MOBILE, ALABAMA, 36602
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was welding on a ship panel approximately 4.5 feet from the ground in the modular manufacturing facility. The employee started to pull on his welding lead, causing him to fall to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to his pelvis, hip, and right humerus.

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