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OSHA Injury Report: Ice Flow Dba Nichols Brothers Boat Builders

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Ice Flow Dba Nichols Brothers Boat Builders in 5400 s cameron rd, freeland, WA 98249 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was painter in shipyard (i.e., facility capable of building ships).

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Ice Flow Dba Nichols Brothers Boat Builders
Parent company
Nichols Brothers Boat Builders
Street
5400 s cameron rd
City
freeland
State
WA
ZIP
98249
On-site location
Working under Killer whale barge

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
8

Before the incident

under barge kneeling to lift hpu blast head

What happened

As he was lifting the blast head to attach it to the bottom of the barge felt pain in his lower back

Injury or illness

Lower Back Strain

Object or substance involved

Improper handling techniques of hpu head and job set up

Summary line

Employee was lifting to place hpu blast head to bottom of barge unknown lower back pain

Employee and industry

Job description
Painter
SOC code
51-9123 — Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
NAICS code
336611 — Shipyard (i.e., facility capable of building ships)
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
134
Total hours worked
264240
EIN
29042470
Establishment ID
649655
Employer case #
727

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
11:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
20JAN2025:17:10:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.