Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Amentum Services, Inc., 3000 27th Street, DECATUR, ILLINOIS 62526
on — Fractures, affecting the upper arm(s).
Final narrative
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An employee was standing on the ship's gangway setting up equipment in preparation for maintenance to be performed on the gangway. As she was tightening the safety rope that was tied around a bar that holds the gangway in place, the rope broke, causing her to slip and fall backward. She sustained a hematoma and laceration to the back of the head as well as a right elbow fracture.
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