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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024065581 · 6/23/2024 · Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Trunk and other lower extremities
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet
Source
Scaffolds, staging unspecified
Secondary source
Structures and surfaces unspecified

Employer

Name
Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding
Location
605 North Third Avenue, STURGEON BAY, WISCONSIN, 54235
NAICS
336611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a project to remove the shafts of propellers and was working from a scaffold 15-18 feet from the ground. While working, one of the scaffold planks came loose and they fell through the scaffold to the lower level. The employee broke two ribs while trying to catch themself and fractured their heel from the impact of the fall.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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