Fall, jump from water vehicle · Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Center For Christian Growth, 2800 Mule Shoe Bend Dr., SPICEWOOD, TEXAS 78669
on — Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels , affecting the Trunk unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was riding on the back of a jet ski on a lake with two team members. The jet ski was stopped and when the driver started to accelerate, the employee fell backward off the vehicle. The jet ski's water exhaust ruptured their skin and injured their internal organs, resulting in hospitalization.
Hospitalized Trunk unspecified Water vehicle n.e.c.
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On May 13, 2025, an employee was performing longshoring operations aboard a vessel. He was handing another employee a 20-foot lashing pole when he fell about 45 feet from the vessel to the concrete dock below. He suffered a fractured arm and leg, as well as a severe head injury and pelvic injuries. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was testing a new jet ski when it struck a wave and they fell off the jet ski. The employee's foot struck the jet ski as they were falling and they sustained a broken foot.
An employee was helping to uncover a barge when a cable popped and hit the employee, causing him to fall approximately 2-3 feet into the water. The employee suffered a fractured left leg, a fractured rib, and lacerations above the left eyebrow, under the left armpit, and on the left triceps.
An employee was working on a docked bulk carrier when a chain on the vessel near the gangway broke. The employee fell approximately 25 feet to a fender between a boat and a barge. The employee was hospitalized with head injuries and fractures to their left arm and a rib.
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