Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Name: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at Great Lakes Dredge and Dock
Start: 6/21/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017065696 · 6/21/2017 · Great Lakes Dredge and Dock

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
Nature of injury: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary source: Containers-pressurized, unspecified

Employer

Name: Great Lakes Dredge and Dock
Location: 2705 Richmond Terrace, STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK, 10303
NAICS: 237990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning up a lay-down yard when a pressurized CO2 bottle valve discharged, causing him to lose his balance and fall. He hit and cut the back of his head and suffered shoulder pain, requiring overnight hospitalization.

Source

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