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Electric Boat

Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system — Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations — GROTON, CONNECTICUT

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Electric Boat in GROTON, CONNECTICUT
Employer Electric Boat Report ID 2015075243
Address 75 Eastern Point Road City, State ZIP GROTON, CONNECTICUT 06340
Event Date July 29, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system Source of Injury Lifelines, lanyards, safety belts, harnesses
Industry (NAICS) 336611 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.34000, -72.07000

Incident Narrative

During a fall protection training session, an employee was choked unconscious from the fall protection system.

Incident Summary

On July 29, 2015, a worker at Electric Boat in GROTON, CONNECTICUT suffered asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations to the body systems. The incident was classified as fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system, with lifelines, lanyards, safety belts, harnesses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 64 severe injury reports involving "Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system injuries.

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