Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., 2200 Nelson St., PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 32405
on — Fractures , affecting the Leg(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
On August 5, 2024, an employee was beginning to descend a set of stairs when they mis-stepped and fell down the stairs. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured leg.
Hospitalized Leg(s) unspecified Stairs, steps
More severe injuries at Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc.
An employee was cutting material on a table saw. The material jammed on the saw; when the employee tried to unjam it, the sawblade amputated the tip of his left thumb.
An employee had been removing wooden blocking from a hull in preparation for the hull's departure from the dock. While using a wooden wedge to remove sand from under the blocking, the blocking shifted and the employee's right middle fingertip was amputated.
An employee was attempting to rig a concrete weight to move it away from the gangway. The vessel shifted in the water and moved, pinning the employee between the gangway and the concrete block. The employee suffered a broken hip.
An employee and his coworker were holding a 3-feet-long pipe that was 4 inches in diameter and approximately 30 pounds to move it inside a ship. As they set the pipe inside the boat, the employee felt a pull in his groin. He was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee fell from a step ladder while reaching for a tie-off point. He impacted the ground, and landed on his bolt bag which contained tools. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs, and a lacerated spleen and kidney.
An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 336611)
An employee was hooking up bundled tie-downs with a chain. While he was holding a hook, the other hook was unlocked. This caused the employee's hook to slide down and pinch his right index finger between the chain and the shackle. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip (without bone loss), as well as an open fracture.
An employee was preparing to bend a flat bar in a brake press. When the machine was jogged, the stock rotated up and crushed his left middle fingertip against the outer frame of the die. The fingertip was amputated.
An employee was cutting metal with a torch. A piece of metal struck the employee's left foot, causing multiple fractures to metatarsal(s). The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was descending a ladder carrying a bag of trash. He fell, landed on the ground about 10 feet below, and suffered fractures to his right hip and pelvis.
An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.