GULF COPPER
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — PITI, GUAM
| Employer | GULF COPPER | Report ID | 2015021140 |
| Address | Building Shop 81, PACDIM SRF US Naval Base | City, State ZIP | PITI, GUAM 96915 |
| Event Date | February 4, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Head, unspecified |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Source of Injury | Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space |
| Secondary Source | Rain | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 336611 | Inspection # | 1032179 |
| GPS Coordinates | 13.38000, 144.66000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee fell approximately 12 feet from the top of a DOT water tank at the Naval Shipyard on February 2, 2015. The employee had been filling the tank with waste water from a naval vessel. They had just completed the job when it started to rain. The supervisor or team leader asked the victim to climb up and close the top hatch. The victim fell off, landed head first on the asphalt, and required hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On February 4, 2015, a worker at GULF COPPER in PITI, GUAM suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the head, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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