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Stevens Towing Co.,Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages — YONGES ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Stevens Towing Co.,Inc. in YONGES ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA
Employer Stevens Towing Co.,Inc. Report ID 2020032637
Address 4170 Highway 165 City, State ZIP YONGES ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA 29449
Event Date March 20, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages Body Part Brain
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Manlifts
Secondary Source Barge
Industry (NAICS) 336611 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.69000, -80.22000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working from a manlift in close proximity to the underside of a barge. While maneuvering the manlift closer to the barge, the manlift jerked in an upward fashion causing the employee s head to be caught between the bottom of the barge and the top rail of the manlift. The employee sustained a fractured mandible and a subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Incident Summary

On March 20, 2020, a worker at Stevens Towing Co.,Inc. in YONGES ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA suffered cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages to the brain. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with manlifts identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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