Fractures

Name: Fractures at Marine Spill Response Corp.
Start: 9/3/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015096410 · 9/3/2015 · Marine Spill Response Corp.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s) and knee(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Rope, twine, string

Employer

Name: Marine Spill Response Corp.
Location: Oregon Responder, ASTORIA, OREGON, 97103
NAICS: 562910
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was training on the Columbia River, 0.5 miles west of Astoria, deploying oil boom on the aft deck when the boom line got stuck. The employee tried to free the line, but it was under tension. The line came free, snapped straight, and struck his leg, fracturing his ankle and knee.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown