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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024010326 · 1/12/2024 · HEPACO, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact unspecified
Source
Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
Secondary source
Pipes, ducts, tubing unspecified

Employer

Name
HEPACO, LLC
Location
4101 Washington Ave, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, 23607
NAICS
562910
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was and co-worker were installing a pipe bracket in a shipboard tank. The pipe measured 1 1/2 feet, and the employee was on a ladder for the installation. As they removed the bracket, the pipe shifted and struck the employee, causing them to fall from the ladder to the tank floor. The employee suffered a fractured right femur.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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