Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PONCE YACHT & FISHING CLUB, INC., #3631 PASEO LA GUANCHA, PONCE, PUERTO RICO 00716
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the head and neck.
Final narrative
On 05/17/2018, an employee finished unloading a boat in the yard area and was walking off a travel lift when he tripped on a piece a wood, fell, and hit his head on a concrete pedestal. He sustained head and neck trauma, requiring hospitalization and stitches.
HospitalizedHead and neckFloors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
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