Dislocation of joints

Name: Dislocation of joints at SSA Atlantic Marine
Start: 2/12/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023021356 · 2/12/2023 · SSA Atlantic Marine

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s)
Nature of injury: Dislocation of joints

Cause

Event: Slip without fall, n.e.c.
Source: Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Secondary source: Sand, gravel

Employer

Name: SSA Atlantic Marine
Location: 1050 Remount Road, A-Track Rail Yard, NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, 29406
NAICS: 488320
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was unlashing (loosening chains) military vehicles on rail cars prior to offloading. As he stepped off the railcar and onto the ground, he twisted his left ankle in loose gravel alongside the rail track. He required surgery for a dislocated ankle.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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