Fall, contact incident onboard water vehicle · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at JAG INDUSTRIAL SERVICES INC, CSX Toledo Shipyard, TOLEDO, OHIO 43601
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
On February 10, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., an employee was assisting a co-worker in utilizing an air hoist rig to transport steel plate product onto a ship when the plate swung and pinched the employee's right foot against the ship's bulkhead, resulting in injuries that required hospitalization.
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