Fractures

Name: Fractures at Oceaneering International, Inc
Start: 10/24/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023109805 · 10/24/2023 · Oceaneering International, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Knee(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Metal pipes, tubing
Secondary source: Drums, pulleys, sheaves

Employer

Name: Oceaneering International, Inc
Location: 1700 C Ave, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, 32401
NAICS: 331210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a pneumatic carousel to create steel tubing bundles. A snatch block controlling the tension of a rope holding the bundles together snapped, causing the steel tubes to fall and strike the employee in the lower right knee. The employee sustained a right tibial plateau fracture.

Source

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