Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.
Start: 7/21/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023076529 · 7/21/2023 · General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Knee(s)
Nature of injury: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Cause

Event: Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
Source: Existing floor opening
Secondary source: Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.
Location: 8500 Heckscher Drive, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32227
NAICS: 336611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A shipyard electrician was pulling cable while inside the mid-deck of a U.S. Navy vessel that was being constructed. He walked around the corner as he was carrying the cable with three other employees and fell through a hatch to the floor below. The employee sustained torn ligaments in the kneecap.

Source

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