BIG RIVER SHIPBUILDERS, INC.
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI
| Employer | BIG RIVER SHIPBUILDERS, INC. | Report ID | 2015010657 |
| Address | 404 PORT TERMINAL CIRCLE | City, State ZIP | VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI 39183 |
| Event Date | January 21, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Scaffolds-staging, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 336611 | Inspection # | 1034257 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.39000, -90.88000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employee was injured while demolishing a walkway on a barge. Employee was working on the second level of the barge when the board on which he was standing broke. He fell through the board, hitting his abdomen on a metal I-Beam as he was falling.
Incident Summary
On January 21, 2015, a worker at BIG RIVER SHIPBUILDERS, INC. in VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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