PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Intracranial injuries, unspecified - SEATTLE, Washington
| Employer | PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD |
| Address | 1801 16th Avenue S.W. |
| City, State ZIP | SEATTLE, Washington 98134 |
| Report ID | 2017010835 |
| Event Date | January 26, 2017 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Intracranial injuries, unspecified |
| Body Part | Brain |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Scaffolds-staging, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 928110 |
| GPS Coordinates | 47.66205, -122.31087 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was ascending a scaffold ladder when his foot got caught in a rung and he fell backwards. A co-worker came to his aid and freed him. While descending the remaining scaffold he slipped and fell approximately four feet to the pavement. The employee was hospitalized for a head injury.
Incident Summary
On January 26, 2017, a worker at PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD in SEATTLE, Washington suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 3,309 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.
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