SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA—
General Dynamics NASSCO
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at General Dynamics NASSCO, USNS Thurgood Marshall (T-AO 211), SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92113 on — Fractures , affecting the Ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was tasked with pulling an 8.2-millimeter cable from overhead while on a ship. They were using a 6-foot, leaning step ladder in the A-frame position and standing on the second rung from the top. As they were reaching for the cable, the ladder tipped forward, causing them to lose balance and fall to the ground. The employee's right ankle was caught in the ladder rung when they lost balance, resulting in a fractured ankle.
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An employee was working on the bottom of a littoral combat ship with a water jet propulsion system instead of a rudder. The employee was hammering a pin out of one of the cylinders of the propulsion system when the pin came out and the cylinder retracted. The employee's left middle finger was pinched by the cylinder, resulting in the partial amputation.
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An employee was conducting cathodic protection anode work in a tank onboard a vessel. The employee fell approximately 5-8 feet from the bulkhead of the ship and struck the left side of their ribs. The employee sustained a ruptured spleen.
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An employee was opening a pressurized fuel cargo tank lid when the lid flew off and contacted their left hand. The employee suffered a laceration on the middle finger, as well as an avulsion of the index finger that resulted in a surgical amputation of the fingertip.
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An employee was performing continuity testing on a circuit breaker. An alligator clip touched energized parts of the circuit breaker, causing an arc flash. The employee suffered second- and third-degree burns.
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An employee was helping a coworker re-energize a fire pump. There was a very loud bang, and the employee was struck in the middle of his back by an electric charge from the casualty power biscuit for the fire pump, which was behind him. A hole was burned through his shirt and there was a 2.5- to 3-inch circular black mark on his bare skin.
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