Detyens Shipyards, Inc.
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part - Fractures - NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina
| Employer | Detyens Shipyards, Inc. |
| Address | 1670 Drydock Avenue Bldg 236, Suite 200 |
| City, State ZIP | NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina 29405 |
| Report ID | 20171111100 |
| Event Date | November 19, 2017 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| Source of Injury | Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Cranes-tower, self-erecting, portal, pillar, hammerhead |
| Industry (NAICS) | 336611 |
| Inspection # | 1278943 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.86000, -79.96000 |
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Incident Narrative
The injured employee was lifting the brow from a ship in dry dock with a tower crane. The brow moved forward as it was lifted and caused a second employee to fall off the brow onto the weather deck of the ship. The falling employee struck the injured employee pushing the injured employee into the guardrails at the top of the stair platform tower resulting in fractures requiring hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On November 19, 2017, a worker at Detyens Shipyards, Inc. in NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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