Other jump to lower level 16 to 20 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Steiner Shipyard, Inc., 8640 Hemsley Street, BAYOU LA BATRE, ALABAMA 36509
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was on top of an upside-down boat watching a crane remove metal plates when the crane moved in the direction of the employee with a metal plate attached. The employee jumped off the boat onto concrete 18 feet below to avoid being hit by the metal plate, resulting in fractured right and left ankles.
A vehicle struck a guardrail that was immediately behind the employee. The employee jumped over a guardrail and then fell approximately 20 feet into a cattle crossing and sustained multiple broken bones and injuries to the teeth.
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