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OSHA Injury Report: Western Towboat Company

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Western Towboat Company in 617 N.W. 40th Street, Seattle, WA 98107 resulted in days away from work. Employee was deckhand in loading and unloading services at ports and harbors.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Western Towboat Company
Parent company
western towboat company
Street
617 N.W. 40th Street
City
Seattle
State
WA
ZIP
98107
On-site location
Vessel over navigable waters

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
236

Before the incident

lowering fuel hose from barge deck to tug boat

What happened

walking and leaning along the rail as she fed the hose down. she ran out of rail to lean on and fell to the deck of the tug

Injury or illness

broken vertebrae head laceration and pulled sprained shoulder

Object or substance involved

contact with the deck of the tug boat

Summary line

fractured vertebrae laceration on head pulled shoulder

Employee and industry

Job description
Deckhand
SOC code
53-5011 — Sailors and Marine Oilers
NAICS code
488320 — Loading and unloading services at ports and harbors
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
174
Total hours worked
606912
EIN
910926119
Establishment ID
1117768
Employer case #
14

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
10:00:00.000
Time of incident
14:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
09FEB24:18:58:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.