Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels

Name: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels at GENERAL DYNAMICS NASSCO
Start: 9/13/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024098558 · 9/13/2024 · GENERAL DYNAMICS NASSCO

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other digestive structures n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels

Cause

Event: Fall, contact incident onboard water vehicle
Source: Cargo ship, freighter, passenger liner
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: GENERAL DYNAMICS NASSCO
Location: 2798 E. HARBOR DR., SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92113
NAICS: 336611
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was conducting cathodic protection anode work in a tank onboard a vessel. The employee fell approximately 5-8 feet from the bulkhead of the ship and struck the left side of their ribs. The employee sustained a ruptured spleen.

Source

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