Fall or jump from water vehicle · Multiple types of open wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Department of the Navy, 990 USS Thomas Jefferson Drive, KINGS BAY, GEORGIA 31547
on — Multiple types of open wounds, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was rigging and guiding loads during crane operations. The crane lifted a 212-pound generator and tipped over with the boom crushing a nearby structure. Two employees on top of the structure jumped clear of the falling crane boom. A stanchion pole impaled the injured employee's upper thigh and they sustained lacerations to the thigh and buttocks. The second employee did not require medical treatment.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Water vehicle, n.e.c
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