Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
| Employer | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | Report ID | 2018044128 |
| Address | Naval Facilities Engineering Command Public Works, Building 72 | City, State ZIP | PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03804 |
| Event Date | April 30, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Knee(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Source of Injury | Stairs, steps-indoors |
| Industry (NAICS) | 336611 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.07000, -70.76000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was stepping from a doorway down a single step to the main floor when he fell and re-injured a knee that had recently had surgery. He was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On April 30, 2018, a worker at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the knee(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with stairs, steps-indoors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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