Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Name: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at U.S. Department of Navy
Start: 1/20/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021010529 · 1/20/2021 · U.S. Department of Navy

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: U.S. Department of Navy
Location: 4477 McMahon Rd., Suite 115, INDIAN HEAD, MARYLAND, 20640
NAICS: 325920
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

While inspecting a portable dumpster, an employee climbed up the side of the dumpster using rungs that were integrated into the exterior frame of the dumpster. As he climbed the ladder, he fell backward approximately 2 feet to the ground, resulting in possible damage to his 5th and 6th vertebrae.

Source

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