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U.S. Coatings, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Coatings, Inc. in NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
Employer U.S. Coatings, Inc. Report ID 2017098457
Address USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams, Pier H Detyens Shipyard 1670 Drydock Ave. City, State ZIP NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA 29405
Event Date September 1, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet Source of Injury Ladders-fixed
Industry (NAICS) 336611 Inspection # 1262090
GPS Coordinates 32.86000, -79.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was descending into a tank using a permanent fixed ladder when he received an electrical shock, which caused him to lose his grip on the ladder and fall. He fell approximately 20 feet and struck a platform. He then bounced off the platform handrail and fell another 8 feet to the bottom of the tank, suffering shoulder, rib, and back injuries.

Incident Summary

On September 1, 2017, a worker at U.S. Coatings, Inc. in NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet, with ladders-fixed identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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