MOBILE, ALABAMA—
CSA Equipment Company, LLC
Fall on water vehicle · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at CSA Equipment Company, LLC, Peir #2 AL State Dock, MOBILE, ALABAMA 36602 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was doing longshoring work inside a vessel. He stepped into a ladderway that was covered by cardboard, fell 17 feet, and suffered spinal injuries requiring hospitalization.
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