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 Bath Iron Works, 700 Washington Street, BATH, MAINE 04530
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
The employee was performing pipefitting duties when they tripped and fell over a bracket on the floor of the inverted hull section, injuring their ankle and back.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Floor, n.e.c.
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