BOSTON LINE & SERVICE CO., INCORPORATED

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Fractures - BOSTON, Massachusetts

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at BOSTON LINE & SERVICE CO., INCORPORATED in BOSTON, Massachusetts
Employer BOSTON LINE & SERVICE CO., INCORPORATED
Address 1 BLACK FALCON AVENUE
City, State ZIP BOSTON, Massachusetts 02210
Report ID 2021021087
Event Date February 6, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Piers, wharfs
Secondary Source Raft, floating dock
Industry (NAICS) 488310
GPS Coordinates 42.34365, -71.03046

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Incident Narrative

An employee was waiting for a boat to arrive and fell off the dock onto a wood float below the pier. The employee sustained fractures to a rib and leg.

Incident Summary

On February 6, 2021, a worker at BOSTON LINE & SERVICE CO., INCORPORATED in BOSTON, Massachusetts suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with piers, wharfs identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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