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Royale Yacht Finishing

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Royale Yacht Finishing in BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA
Employer Royale Yacht Finishing Report ID 2017054642
Address 550 Sensation Weigh City, State ZIP BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA 28516
Event Date May 23, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Skull
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Industry (NAICS) 336612 Inspection # 1235529
GPS Coordinates 34.80000, -76.68000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing bumper metal from the side of a boat while working off of an electric scissor lift when he fell approximately 10 to 12 feet to the concrete and cracked his skull. He was hospitalized. The scissor lift was not guarded at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On May 23, 2017, a worker at Royale Yacht Finishing in BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA suffered fractures to the skull. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,098 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet injuries.

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