PADUCAH, KENTUCKY—
James Marine
Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle · Fractures
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at James Marine, 4500 Clarks River Road, PADUCAH, KENTUCKY 42003 on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was pressure testing a fuel tank and void tank on a boat. Liquid was coming out of the pot into the test hose when the T-bar hatch blew off, striking the employee in the left knee and face and knocking him onto his back. He suffered a fractured tibia and broken nose.
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