Fractures

Name: Fractures at NAVAL WEAPONS STATION
Start: 1/23/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019010831 · 1/23/2019 · NAVAL WEAPONS STATION

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: NAVAL WEAPONS STATION
Location: BUILDING 6 GATE 1 SHOPS ROAD, YORKTOWN, VIRGINIA, 23691
NAICS: 928110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

During a towing and recovery task, two employees were unchaining a forklift from a heavy duty rollback. One of them fell from the deck to the ground about 4 feet below, suffering fractures to the ribs and hip. He was found unresponsive, apparently not breathing, and blue in the face.

Source

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