Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs

Name: Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs at Superior Shipyard and Fabrication, Inc.
Start: 9/27/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021098338 · 9/27/2021 · Superior Shipyard and Fabrication, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and trunk
Nature of injury: Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs

Cause

Event: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
Source: Scaffolds-staging, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Piers, wharfs

Employer

Name: Superior Shipyard and Fabrication, Inc.
Location: 20987 Highway 1, GOLDEN MEADOW, LOUISIANA, 70357
NAICS: 336611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While an employee was using a gangway to access a barge, the gangway collapsed and the employee fell 18 feet to the dry dock floor below. The employee suffered multiple injuries, including punctured lungs and severe head trauma.

Source

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