Fractures

Name: Fractures at U.S Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) River Operations
Start: 10/12/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020109702 · 10/12/2020 · U.S Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) River Operations

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Fall on water vehicle
Source: Water vehicle, unspecified

Employer

Name: U.S Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) River Operations
Location: Mississippi River Mile 94.6 RDB, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 70114
NAICS: 541330
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee on the deck of a marine vessel was attempting to free a jammed mooring line by manually pulling on it. The line popped free, causing the employee to fall backward onto the deck. The employee sustained a broken left femur.

Source

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