Fractures

Name: Fractures at U. S. Dept. of Navy
Start: 7/10/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019076972 · 7/10/2019 · U. S. Dept. of Navy

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Airplane-jet or turbine engine
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: U. S. Dept. of Navy
Location: Building 1666, CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, 28533
NAICS: 928120
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting an aircraft from the cockpit. The employee exited the left side of the cockpit and stepped on the engine intake. When his weight shifted to his right foot, his foot slipped off the intake and he fell off the aircraft. He sustained a compound fracture to the wrist that required hospitalization and surgery.

Source

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