Fractures

Name: Fractures at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc.
Start: 3/17/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016032333 · 3/17/2016 · Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Existing floor opening

Employer

Name: Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc.
Location: 1000 Jerry St. Pe` Hwy, PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI, 39567
NAICS: 336611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee accessed a work platform through a 2-feet by 2-feet opening. He stepped into the opening and banged his shin against the metal frame, fracturing his right tibia just below the kneecap and requiring hospitalization for surgery.

Source

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