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Herniated discs

1 hospitalization · 2023054382 · 5/16/2023 · Austal USA, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Herniated discs

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary source
Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Austal USA, LLC
Location
100 Austal Way, MOBILE, ALABAMA, 36602
NAICS
336611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was stepping down from a scaffold in a module manufacturing facility. The employee slipped on a pipe running through the module and fell approximately 3 feet to the floor of the module, landing on his right side. The employee was hospitalized with bulging discs in the neck.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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